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Surah Qaaf
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قٓ ۚ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْمَجِيدِ ﴿1﴾ بَلْ عَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا شَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌ ﴿2﴾ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ۖ ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌ ﴿3﴾ قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَعِندَنَا كِتَٰبٌ حَفِيظٌۢ ﴿4﴾ بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِىٓ أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ ﴿5﴾ أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجٍ ﴿6﴾ وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍ ﴿7﴾ تَبْصِرَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ ﴿8﴾ وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً مُّبَٰرَكًا فَأَنۢبَتْنَا بِهِۦ جَنَّٰتٍ وَحَبَّ ٱلْحَصِيدِ ﴿9﴾ وَٱلنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَٰتٍ لَّهَا طَلْعٌ نَّضِيدٌ ﴿10﴾ رِّزْقًا لِّلْعِبَادِ ۖ وَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْخُرُوجُ ﴿11﴾ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ ﴿12﴾ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ وَإِخْوَٰنُ لُوطٍ ﴿13﴾ وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ ۚ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ ﴿14﴾ أَفَعَيِينَا بِٱلْخَلْقِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ ﴿15﴾

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Tafsir of Surah Qaaf (Yusuf Ali: Abdullah Yusuf Ali)

قٓ ۚ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْمَجِيدِ ﴿1﴾

English Translation

Qaf. By the honored Qur\'an... (1)

English Transliteration

Qaf waalqurani almajeedi (1)

Tafsir of Verse 1

Qaf: By the Glorious Qur'an (Thou art Allah's Messenger). (1)

بَلْ عَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا شَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌ ﴿2﴾

English Translation

But they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say, "This is an amazing thing. (2)

English Transliteration

Bal AAajiboo an jaahum munthirun minhum faqala alkafiroona hatha shayon AAajeebun (2)

Tafsir of Verse 2

But they wonder that there has come to them a Warner from among themselves. So the Unbelievers say: "This is a wonderful thing! (2)

أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ۖ ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌ ﴿3﴾

English Translation

When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant return." (3)

English Transliteration

Aitha mitna wakunna turaban thalika rajAAun baAAeedun (3)

Tafsir of Verse 3

"What! When we die and become dust, (shall we live again?) That is a (sort of) return far (from our understanding)." (3)

قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَعِندَنَا كِتَٰبٌ حَفِيظٌۢ ﴿4﴾

English Translation

We know what the earth diminishes of them, and with Us is a retaining record. (4)

English Transliteration

Qad AAalimna ma tanqusu alardu minhum waAAindana kitabun hafeethun (4)

Tafsir of Verse 4

We already know how much of them the earth takes away: With Us is a record guarding (the full account). (4)

بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِىٓ أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ ﴿5﴾

English Translation

But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition. (5)

English Transliteration

Bal kaththaboo bialhaqqi lamma jaahum fahum fee amrin mareejin (5)

Tafsir of Verse 5

But they deny the Truth when it comes to them: so they are in a confused state. (5)

أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجٍ ﴿6﴾

English Translation

Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts? (6)

English Transliteration

Afalam yanthuroo ila alssamai fawqahum kayfa banaynaha wazayyannaha wama laha min furoojin (6)

Tafsir of Verse 6

Do they not look at the sky above them?- How We have made it and adorned it, and there are no flaws in it? (6)

وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍ ﴿7﴾

English Translation

And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind, (7)

English Transliteration

Waalarda madadnaha waalqayna feeha rawasiya waanbatna feeha min kulli zawjin baheejin (7)

Tafsir of Verse 7

And the earth- We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs)- (7)

تَبْصِرَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ ﴿8﴾

English Translation

Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allah]. (8)

English Transliteration

Tabsiratan wathikra likulli AAabdin muneebin (8)

Tafsir of Verse 8

To be observed and commemorated by every devotee turning (to Allah). (8)

وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً مُّبَٰرَكًا فَأَنۢبَتْنَا بِهِۦ جَنَّٰتٍ وَحَبَّ ٱلْحَصِيدِ ﴿9﴾

English Translation

And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest (9)

English Transliteration

Wanazzalna mina alssamai maan mubarakan faanbatna bihi jannatin wahabba alhaseedi (9)

Tafsir of Verse 9

And We send down from the sky rain charted with blessing, and We produce therewith gardens and Grain for harvests; (9)

وَٱلنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَٰتٍ لَّهَا طَلْعٌ نَّضِيدٌ ﴿10﴾

English Translation

And lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers - (10)

English Transliteration

Waalnnakhla basiqatin laha talAAun nadeedun (10)

Tafsir of Verse 10

And tall (and stately) palm-trees, with shoots of fruit-stalks, piled one over another;- (10)

رِّزْقًا لِّلْعِبَادِ ۖ وَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْخُرُوجُ ﴿11﴾

English Translation

As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the resurrection. (11)

English Transliteration

Rizqan lilAAibadi waahyayna bihi baldatan maytan kathalika alkhurooju (11)

Tafsir of Verse 11

As sustenance for (Allah's) Servants;- and We give (new) life therewith to land that is dead: Thus will be the Resurrection. (11)

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ ﴿12﴾

English Translation

The people of Noah denied before them, and the companions of the well and Thamud (12)

English Transliteration

Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin waashabu alrrassi wathamoodu (12)

Tafsir of Verse 12

Before them was denied (the Hereafter) by the People of Noah, the Companions of the Rass, the Thamud, (12)

وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ وَإِخْوَٰنُ لُوطٍ ﴿13﴾

English Translation

And \'Aad and Pharaoh and the brothers of Lot (13)

English Transliteration

WaAAadun wafirAAawnu waikhwanu lootin (13)

Tafsir of Verse 13

The 'Ad, Pharaoh, the brethren of Lut, (13)

وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ ۚ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ ﴿14﴾

English Translation

And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubba\'. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled. (14)

English Transliteration

Waashabu alaykati waqawmu tubbaAAin kullun kaththaba alrrusula fahaqqa waAAeedi (14)

Tafsir of Verse 14

The Companions of the Wood, and the People of Tubba'; each one (of them) rejected the messengers, and My warning was duly fulfilled (in them). (14)

أَفَعَيِينَا بِٱلْخَلْقِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ ﴿15﴾

English Translation

Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation. (15)

English Transliteration

AfaAAayeena bialkhalqi alawwali bal hum fee labsin min khalqin jadeedin (15)

Tafsir of Verse 15

Were We then weary with the first Creation, that they should be in confused doubt about a new Creation? (15)

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