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Sūra 45: Jāthiya, or Bowing the Knee

Section 1 (1-11)

1. Ha-meem

1. Ha-Mim.


2. Tanzeelu alkitabi mina Allahi alAAazeezi alhakeemi

2. The revelation of the Book is from Allah the Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.


3. Inna fee alssamawati waal-ardi laayatin lilmu/mineena

3. Verily in the heavens and the earth, are Signs for those who believe.


4. Wafee khalqikum wama yabuththu min dabbatin ayatun liqawmin yooqinoona

4. And in the creation of yourselves and the fact that animals are scattered (through the earth), are Signs for those of assured Faith.


5. Waikhtilafi allayli waalnnahari wama anzala Allahu mina alssama-i min rizqin faahya bihi al-arda baAAda mawtiha watasreefi alrriyahi ayatun liqawmin yaAAqiloona

5. And in the alternation of Night and Day, and the fact that Allah sends down Sustenance from the sky, and revives therewith the earth after its death, and in the change of the winds,- are Signs for those that are wise.


6. Tilka ayatu Allahi natlooha AAalayka bialhaqqi fabi-ayyi hadeethin baAAda Allahi waayatihi yu/minoona

6. Such are the Signs of Allah, which We rehearse to thee in Truth; then in what exposition will they believe after (rejecting) Allah and His Signs?


7. Waylun likulli affakin atheemin

7. Woe to each sinful dealer in Falsehoods:


8. YasmaAAu ayati Allahi tutla AAalayhi thumma yusirru mustakbiran kaan lam yasmaAAha fabashshirhu biAAathabin aleemin

8. He hears the Signs of Allah rehearsed to him, yet is obstinate and lofty, as if he had not heard them: then announce to him a Penalty Grievous!


9. Wa-itha AAalima min ayatina shay-an ittakhathaha huzuwan ola-ika lahum AAathabun muheenun

9. And when he learns something of Our Signs, he takes them in jest: for such there will be a humiliating Penalty.


10. Min wara-ihim jahannamu wala yughnee AAanhum ma kasaboo shay-an wala ma ittakhathoo min dooni Allahi awliyaa walahum AAathabun AAatheemun

10. In front of them is Hell: and of no profit to them is anything they may have earned, nor any protectors they may have taken to themselves besides Allah. for them is a tremendous Penalty.


11. Hatha hudan waallatheena kafaroo bi-ayati rabbihim lahum AAathabun min rijzin aleemin

11. This is (true) Guidance and for those who reject the Signs of their Lord, is a grievous Penalty of abomination.


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