Surah Anam
Contents
Page 128
6:1
ح-م-د
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ٱلۡحَمۡدُ
اَلْحَمْدُ
al-ḥamdu
(All) the praises and thanks
ا-ل-ه
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لِلَّهِ
لِلّٰهِ
lillahi
(be) to Allah,
ا-ل-ل-ذ
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ٱلَّذِي
الَّذِیْ
alladhī
the One Who
خ-ل-ق
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خَلَقَ
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
س-م-و
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ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
السَّمٰوٰتِ
s-samāwāti
the heavens
ا-ر-ض
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وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ
وَالْاَرْضَ
wal-arḍa
and the earth
ج-ع-ل
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وَجَعَلَ
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and made
ظ-ل-م
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ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ
الظُّلُمٰتِ
ẓ-ẓulumāti
the darkness[es]
ن-و-ر
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وَٱلنُّورَۖ
وَالنُّوْرَ ؕ۬—
wan-nūra
and the light.
ث-م-م
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ثُمَّ
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
ا-ل-ل-ذ
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ٱلَّذِينَ
الَّذِیْنَ
alladhīna
those who
ك-ف-ر
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كَفَرُواْ
كَفَرُوْا
kafarū
disbelieved
ر-ب-ب
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بِرَبِّهِمۡ
بِرَبِّهِمْ
birabbihim
in their Lord
ع-د-ل
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يَعۡدِلُونَ
یَعْدِلُوْنَ
yaʿdilūna
equate others with Him.
All praise is due God, who created the heavens and the earth, and made the darkness and the light; but the atheistic deem them equal to their Lord.
- Thomas Cleary
6:2
ه-و
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هُوَ
هُوَ
huwa
He
ا-ل-ل-ذ
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ٱلَّذِي
الَّذِیْ
alladhī
(is) the One Who
خ-ل-ق
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خَلَقَكُم
خَلَقَكُمْ
khalaqakum
created you
م-ن
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مِّن
مِّنْ
min
from
ط-ي-ن
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طِينٖ
طِیْنٍ
ṭīnin
clay
ث-م-م
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ثُمَّ
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
ق-ض-ي
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قَضَىٰٓ
قَضٰۤی
qaḍā
He decreed
ا-ج-ل
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أَجَلٗاۖ
اَجَلًا ؕ—
ajalan
a term -
ا-ج-ل
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وَأَجَلٞ
وَاَجَلٌ
wa-ajalun
and a term
س-م-و
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مُّسَمًّى
مُّسَمًّی
musamman
specified
ع-ن-د
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عِندَهُۥۖ
عِنْدَهٗ
ʿindahu
with Him,
ث-م-م
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ثُمَّ
ثُمَّ
thumma
yet
ا-ن-ت-م
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أَنتُمۡ
اَنْتُمْ
antum
you
م-ر-ي
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تَمۡتَرُونَ
تَمْتَرُوْنَ
tamtarūna
doubt.
God is the one who created you from clay, then appointed a term. And there is a designated term in the divine presence. Yet you doubt.
- Thomas Cleary
6:3
ه-و
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وَهُوَ
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ا-ل-ه
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ٱللَّهُ
اللّٰهُ
l-lahu
(is) Allah
ف-ي
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فِي
فِی
fī
in
س-م-و
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ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
السَّمٰوٰتِ
s-samāwāti
the heavens
ف-ي
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وَفِي
وَفِی
wafī
and in
ا-ر-ض
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ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
الْاَرْضِ ؕ—
l-arḍi
the earth.
ع-ل-م
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يَعۡلَمُ
یَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
He knows
س-ر-ر
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سِرَّكُمۡ
سِرَّكُمْ
sirrakum
your secret
ج-ه-ر
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وَجَهۡرَكُمۡ
وَجَهْرَكُمْ
wajahrakum
and what you make public
ع-ل-م
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وَيَعۡلَمُ
وَیَعْلَمُ
wayaʿlamu
and He knows
م-ا
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مَا
مَا
mā
what
ك-س-ب
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تَكۡسِبُونَ
تَكْسِبُوْنَ
taksibūna
you earn.
And this is the God in the heavens and the earth, who knows your secret thoughts and your public appearance, and knows what you are worth.
- Thomas Cleary
6:4
م-ا
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وَمَا
وَمَا
wamā
And not
ا-ت-ي
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تَأۡتِيهِم
تَاْتِیْهِمْ
tatīhim
comes to them
م-ن
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مِّنۡ
مِّنْ
min
[of]
ا-ي-ا
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ءَايَةٖ
اٰیَةٍ
āyatin
any sign
م-ن
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مِّنۡ
مِّنْ
min
from
ا-ي-ا
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ءَايَٰتِ
اٰیٰتِ
āyāti
(the) Signs
ر-ب-ب
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رَبِّهِمۡ
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
ا-ل-ل-ا
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إِلَّا
اِلَّا
illā
but
ك-و-ن
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كَانُواْ
كَانُوْا
kānū
they are
ع-ن
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عَنۡهَا
عَنْهَا
ʿanhā
from it
ع-ر-ض
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مُعۡرِضِينَ
مُعْرِضِیْنَ
muʿ'riḍīna
turning away.
Yet whenever one of the signs of their Lord came to them, they turned away from it.
- Thomas Cleary
6:5
ق-د
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فَقَدۡ
فَقَدْ
faqad
Then indeed,
ك-ذ-ب
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كَذَّبُواْ
كَذَّبُوْا
kadhabū
they denied
ح-ق-ق
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بِٱلۡحَقِّ
بِالْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
the truth
ل-م-م-ا
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لَمَّا
لَمَّا
lammā
when
ج-ي-ا
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جَآءَهُمۡ
جَآءَهُمْ ؕ—
jāahum
it came to them,
س-و-ف
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فَسَوۡفَ
فَسَوْفَ
fasawfa
but soon
ا-ت-ي
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يَأۡتِيهِمۡ
یَاْتِیْهِمْ
yatīhim
will come to them
ن-ب-ا
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أَنۢبَٰٓؤُاْ
اَنْۢبٰٓؤُا
anbāu
news
م-ا
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مَا
مَا
mā
(of) what
ك-و-ن
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كَانُواْ
كَانُوْا
kānū
they used to
ب
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بِهِۦ
بِهٖ
bihi
[at it]
ه-ز-ا
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يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
یَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ
yastahziūna
mock.
So they have considered truth false when it has come to them; but news of what they used to mock will soon be coming to them.
- Thomas Cleary
6:6
ل-م
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أَلَمۡ
اَلَمْ
alam
Did not
ر-ا-ي
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يَرَوۡاْ
یَرَوْا
yaraw
they see
ك-م
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كَمۡ
كَمْ
kam
how many
ه-ل-ك
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أَهۡلَكۡنَا
اَهْلَكْنَا
ahlaknā
We destroyed
م-ن
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مِن
مِنْ
min
before them
ق-ب-ل
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قَبۡلِهِم
قَبْلِهِمْ
qablihim
before them
م-ن
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مِّن
مِّنْ
min
of generations
ق-ر-ن
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قَرۡنٖ
قَرْنٍ
qarnin
of generations
م-ك-ن
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مَّكَّنَّٰهُمۡ
مَّكَّنّٰهُمْ
makkannāhum
We had established them
ف-ي
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فِي
فِی
fī
in
ا-ر-ض
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ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
الْاَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
م-ا
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مَا
مَا
mā
what
ل-م
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لَمۡ
لَمْ
lam
We (have) not established
م-ك-ن
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نُمَكِّن
نُمَكِّنْ
numakkin
We (have) not established
ل
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لَّكُمۡ
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you?
ر-س-ل
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وَأَرۡسَلۡنَا
وَاَرْسَلْنَا
wa-arsalnā
And We sent
س-م-و
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ٱلسَّمَآءَ
السَّمَآءَ
s-samāa
(rain from) the sky
ع-ل-ي
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عَلَيۡهِم
عَلَیْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
upon them
د-ر-ر
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مِّدۡرَارٗا
مِّدْرَارًا ۪—
mid'rāran
showering abundantly
ج-ع-ل
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وَجَعَلۡنَا
وَّجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
and We made
ن-ه-ر
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ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرَ
الْاَنْهٰرَ
l-anhāra
the rivers
ج-ر-ي
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تَجۡرِي
تَجْرِیْ
tajrī
flow
م-ن
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مِن
مِنْ
min
underneath them.
ت-ح-ت
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تَحۡتِهِمۡ
تَحْتِهِمْ
taḥtihim
underneath them.
ه-ل-ك
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فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُم
فَاَهْلَكْنٰهُمْ
fa-ahlaknāhum
Then We destroyed them
ذ-ن-ب
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بِذُنُوبِهِمۡ
بِذُنُوْبِهِمْ
bidhunūbihim
for their sins
ن-ش-ا
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وَأَنشَأۡنَا
وَاَنْشَاْنَا
wa-anshanā
and We raised
م-ن
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مِنۢ
مِنْ
min
after them
ب-ع-د
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بَعۡدِهِمۡ
بَعْدِهِمْ
baʿdihim
after them
ق-ر-ن
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قَرۡنًا
قَرْنًا
qarnan
other generations.
ا-خ-ر
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ءَاخَرِينَ
اٰخَرِیْنَ
ākharīna
other generations.
Do they not see how many a generation We annihilated before them, whom We had established on earth with power We have not given you, as We sent them abundant rain from the sky and made rivers flowing below them. But We annihilated them for their crimes, and We produced later generations after them,
- Thomas Cleary
6:7
ل-و
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وَلَوۡ
وَلَوْ
walaw
And (even) if
ن-ز-ل
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نَزَّلۡنَا
نَزَّلْنَا
nazzalnā
We (had) sent down
ع-ل-ي
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عَلَيۡكَ
عَلَیْكَ
ʿalayka
to you
ك-ت-ب
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كِتَٰبٗا
كِتٰبًا
kitāban
a written Scripture
ف-ي
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فِي
فِیْ
fī
in
ق-ر-ط-س
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قِرۡطَاسٖ
قِرْطَاسٍ
qir'ṭāsin
a parchment
ل-م-س
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فَلَمَسُوهُ
فَلَمَسُوْهُ
falamasūhu
and they touched it
ي-د-ي
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بِأَيۡدِيهِمۡ
بِاَیْدِیْهِمْ
bi-aydīhim
with their hands,
ق-و-ل
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لَقَالَ
لَقَالَ
laqāla
surely (would) have said
ا-ل-ل-ذ
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ٱلَّذِينَ
الَّذِیْنَ
alladhīna
those who
ك-ف-ر
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كَفَرُوٓاْ
كَفَرُوْۤا
kafarū
disbelieved,
ا-ن
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إِنۡ
اِنْ
in
"This is not
ه-ا-ذ
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هَٰذَآ
هٰذَاۤ
hādhā
"This is not
ا-ل-ل-ا
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إِلَّا
اِلَّا
illā
but
س-ح-ر
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سِحۡرٞ
سِحْرٌ
siḥ'run
clear magic."
ب-ي-ن
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مُّبِينٞ
مُّبِیْنٌ
mubīnun
clear magic."
Had We sent you down a book on paper that they could touch with their hands, the atheists would have surely said, “This is but evident sorcery.”
- Thomas Cleary
6:8
ق-و-ل
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وَقَالُواْ
وَقَالُوْا
waqālū
And they said,
ل-و-ل-ا
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لَوۡلَآ
لَوْلَاۤ
lawlā
"Why has not been
ن-ز-ل
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أُنزِلَ
اُنْزِلَ
unzila
sent down
ع-ل-ي
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عَلَيۡهِ
عَلَیْهِ
ʿalayhi
to him
م-ل-ك
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مَلَكٞۖ
مَلَكٌ ؕ—
malakun
an Angel?"
ل-و
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وَلَوۡ
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
ن-ز-ل
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أَنزَلۡنَا
اَنْزَلْنَا
anzalnā
We (had) sent down
م-ل-ك
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مَلَكٗا
مَلَكًا
malakan
an Angel,
ق-ض-ي
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لَّقُضِيَ
لَّقُضِیَ
laquḍiya
surely (would) have been decided
ا-م-ر
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ٱلۡأَمۡرُ
الْاَمْرُ
l-amru
the matter
ث-م-م
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ثُمَّ
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
ل-ا
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لَا
لَا
lā
no
ن-ظ-ر
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يُنظَرُونَ
یُنْظَرُوْنَ
yunẓarūna
respite would have been
And they said, “Why was an angel not sent down to him?” But if We had sent an angel, the matter would already be decided, and then they would be given no time.
- Thomas Cleary
6:9
ل-و
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وَلَوۡ
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
ج-ع-ل
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جَعَلۡنَٰهُ
جَعَلْنٰهُ
jaʿalnāhu
We had made him
م-ل-ك
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مَلَكٗا
مَلَكًا
malakan
an Angel,
ج-ع-ل
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لَّجَعَلۡنَٰهُ
لَّجَعَلْنٰهُ
lajaʿalnāhu
certainly We (would) have made him
ر-ج-ل
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رَجُلٗا
رَجُلًا
rajulan
a man,
ل-ب-س
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وَلَلَبَسۡنَا
وَّلَلَبَسْنَا
walalabasnā
and certainly We (would) have obscured
ع-ل-ي
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عَلَيۡهِم
عَلَیْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
م-ا
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مَّا
مَّا
mā
what
ل-ب-س
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يَلۡبِسُونَ
یَلْبِسُوْنَ
yalbisūna
they are obscuring.
And if We had made it an angel, We would have fashioned it as a man, but then We would have cloaked them in their own mystification.
- Thomas Cleary
6:10
ق-د
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وَلَقَدِ
وَلَقَدِ
walaqadi
And indeed
ه-ز-ا
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ٱسۡتُهۡزِئَ
اسْتُهْزِئَ
us'tuh'zi-a
were mocked
ر-س-ل
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بِرُسُلٖ
بِرُسُلٍ
birusulin
Messengers
م-ن
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مِّن
مِّنْ
min
before you
ق-ب-ل
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قَبۡلِكَ
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
ح-ي-ق
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فَحَاقَ
فَحَاقَ
faḥāqa
but surrounded
ا-ل-ل-ذ
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بِٱلَّذِينَ
بِالَّذِیْنَ
bi-alladhīna
those who
س-خ-ر
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سَخِرُواْ
سَخِرُوْا
sakhirū
scoffed
م-ن
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مِنۡهُم
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
م-ا
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مَّا
مَّا
mā
what
ك-و-ن
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كَانُواْ
كَانُوْا
kānū
they used to
ب
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بِهِۦ
بِهٖ
bihi
[at it]
ه-ز-ا
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يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
یَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ
yastahziūna
mock.
Messengers have certainly been ridiculed before you, but those who sneered were surrounded by what they used to scorn.
- Thomas Cleary