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وَالۡعَصۡرِۙ‏

By time

اِنَّ الۡاِنۡسَانَ لَفِيۡ خُسۡرٍۙ‏

Indeed, mankind is in loss

اِلَّا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوۡا بِالۡحَقِّ ࣢ۙ وَتَوَاصَوۡا بِالصَّبۡرِࣖ‏

Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience

وَيۡلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةِۙ‏

Woe to every scorner and mocker

اِۨلَّذِيۡ جَمَعَ مَالًا وَّعَدَّدَهٗۙ‏

Who collects wealth and [continuously] counts it

يَحۡسَبُ اَنَّ مَالَهٗ٘ اَخۡلَدَهٗۚ‏

He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal

كَلَّا لَيُنۭۡ بَذَنَّ فِي الۡحُطَمَةِؗۖ‏

No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher

وَمَا٘ اَدۡرٰىكَ مَا الۡحُطَمَةُؕ‏

And what can make you know what is the Crusher

نَارُ اللّٰهِ الۡمُوۡقَدَةُۙ‏

It is the fire of Allah, [eternally] fueled

الَّتِيۡ تَطَّلِعُ عَلَي الۡاَفۡـِٕدَةِؕ‏

Which mounts directed at the hearts

اِنَّهَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ مُّؤۡصَدَةٌۙ‏

Indeed, Hellfire will be closed down upon them

فِيۡ عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍࣖ‏

In extended columns

اَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِاَصۡحٰبِ الۡفِيۡلِؕ‏

Have you not considered, [O Muhammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant

اَلَمۡ يَجۡعَلۡ كَيۡدَهُمۡ فِيۡ تَضۡلِيۡلٍۙ‏

Did He not make their plan into misguidance

وَّاَرۡسَلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ طَيۡرًا اَبَابِيۡلَۙ‏

And He sent against them birds in flocks

تَرۡمِيۡهِمۡ بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّنۡ سِجِّيۡلٍۙ‏

Striking them with stones of hard clay

فَجَعَلَهُمۡ كَعَصۡفٍ مَّاۡكُوۡلٍࣖ‏

And He made them like eaten straw