بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
لِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ ٱلْعَٰمِلُونَ
Limisli haaza falya'ma lil 'aamiloon
For the like of this then let the workers work.
أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌۭ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
Azaalika khairun nuzulan am shajaratuz Zaqqom
Is this better as an entertainment or the tree of Zaqqum?
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهَا فِتْنَةًۭ لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Innaa ja'alnaahaa fitnatal lizzaalimeen
Surely We have made it to be a trial to the unjust.
إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌۭ تَخْرُجُ فِىٓ أَصْلِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Innahaa shajaratun takhruju feee aslil Jaheem
Surely it is a tree that-grows in the bottom of the hell;
طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ
Tal'uhaa ka annahoo ru'oosush Shayaateen
Its produce is as it were the heads of the serpents.
فَإِنَّهُمْ لَءَاكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ
Fa innahum la aakiloona minhaa famaali'oona minhal butoon
Then most surely they shall eat of it and fill (their) bellies with it.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًۭا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍۢ
Summa inna lahum 'alaihaa lashawbam min hameem
Then most surely they shall have after it to drink of a mixture prepared in boiling water.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Summa inna marji'ahum la ilal Jaheem
Then most surely their return shall be to hell.
إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّينَ
Innahum alfaw aabaaa'ahum daaalleen
Surely they found their fathers going astray,
فَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ
Fahum 'alaa aasaarihim yuhra'oon
So in their footsteps they are being hastened on.
وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Wa laqad dalla qablahum aksarul awwaleen
And certainly most of the ancients went astray before them,
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ
Wa laqad arsalnaa feehim munzireen
And certainly We sent among them warners.
فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ
Fanzur kaifa kaana 'aaqibatul munzareen
Then see how was the end of those warned,
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
Illaa 'ibaadal laahil mukhlaseen
Except the servants of Allah, the purified ones.
وَلَقَدْ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٌۭ فَلَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُونَ
Wa laqad naadaanaa Noohun falani'mal mujeeboon
And Nuh did certainly call upon Us, and most excellent answerer of prayer are We.
وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Wa jajainaahu wa ahlahoo minal karbil 'azeem
And We delivered him and his followers from the mighty distress.
وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ
Wa ja'alnaa zurriyyatahoo hummul baaqeen
And We made his offspring the survivors.
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Wa taraknaa 'alaihi fil aakhireen
And We perpetuated to him (praise) among the later generations.
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍۢ فِى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Salaamun 'alaa Noohin fil 'aalameen
Peace and salutation to Nuh among the nations.
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Innaa kazaalika najzil muhsineen
Thus do We surely reward the doers of good.
إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Innahoo min 'ibaadinal mu'mineen
Surely he was of Our believing servants.
ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْءَاخَرِينَ
Summa aghraqnal aakhareen
Then We drowned the others
۞ وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ
Wa ina min shee'atihee la Ibraaheem
And most surely Ibrahim followed his way.
إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلْبٍۢ سَلِيمٍ
Iz jaaa'a Rabbahoo bi qalbin saleem
When he came to his Lord with a free heart,
إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ
Iz qaala li abeehi wa qawmihee maazaa ta'budoon
When he said to his father and his people: What is it that you worship?
أَئِفْكًا ءَالِهَةًۭ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ
A'ifkan aalihatan doonal laahi tureedoon
A lie-- gods besides Allah-- do you desire?
فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Famaa zannukum bi Rabbil'aalameen
What is then your idea about the Lord of the worlds?
فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةًۭ فِى ٱلنُّجُومِ
Fanazara nazratan finnujoom
Then he looked at the stars, looking up once,
فَقَالَ إِنِّى سَقِيمٌۭ
Faqaala inee saqeem
Then he said: Surely I am sick (of your worshipping these).
فَتَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ
Fatawallaw 'anhu mudbireen
So they went away from him, turning back.
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