Surah Ankabut
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29:1
ا-ل-م
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الٓمٓ
الٓمّٓ
alif-lam-meem
Alif Laam Meem.
A.L.M.
- Thomas Cleary
29:2
ح-س-ب
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أَحَسِبَ
اَحَسِبَ
aḥasiba
Do think
ن-و-س
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ٱلنَّاسُ
النَّاسُ
n-nāsu
the people
ا-ن
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أَن
اَنْ
an
that
ت-ر-ك
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يُتۡرَكُوٓاْ
یُّتْرَكُوْۤا
yut'rakū
they will be left
ا-ن
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أَن
اَنْ
an
because
ق-و-ل
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يَقُولُوٓاْ
یَّقُوْلُوْۤا
yaqūlū
they say,
ا-م-ن
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ءَامَنَّا
اٰمَنَّا
āmannā
"We believe"
ه-م
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وَهُمۡ
وَهُمْ
wahum
and they
ل-ا
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لَا
لَا
lā
will not be tested?
ف-ت-ن
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يُفۡتَنُونَ
یُفْتَنُوْنَ
yuf'tanūna
will not be tested?
Do people think they will be left alone as long as they say, “We believe,” without their being tried?
- Thomas Cleary
29:3
ق-د
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وَلَقَدۡ
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And indeed,
ف-ت-ن
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فَتَنَّا
فَتَنَّا
fatannā
We tested
ا-ل-ل-ذ
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ٱلَّذِينَ
الَّذِیْنَ
alladhīna
those who
م-ن
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مِن
مِنْ
min
(were) before them.
ق-ب-ل
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قَبۡلِهِمۡۖ
قَبْلِهِمْ
qablihim
(were) before them.
ع-ل-م
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فَلَيَعۡلَمَنَّ
فَلَیَعْلَمَنَّ
falayaʿlamanna
And Allah will surely make evident
ا-ل-ه
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ٱللَّهُ
اللّٰهُ
l-lahu
And Allah will surely make evident
ا-ل-ل-ذ
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ٱلَّذِينَ
الَّذِیْنَ
alladhīna
those who
ص-د-ق
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صَدَقُواْ
صَدَقُوْا
ṣadaqū
(are) truthful
ع-ل-م
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وَلَيَعۡلَمَنَّ
وَلَیَعْلَمَنَّ
walayaʿlamanna
and He will surely make evident
ك-ذ-ب
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ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
الْكٰذِبِیْنَ
l-kādhibīna
the liars.
We did indeed try those before them, and God does know who were truthful, and does indeed know who were false.
- Thomas Cleary
29:4
ا-م
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أَمۡ
اَمْ
am
Or
ح-س-ب
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حَسِبَ
حَسِبَ
ḥasiba
think
ا-ل-ل-ذ
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ٱلَّذِينَ
الَّذِیْنَ
alladhīna
those who
ع-م-ل
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يَعۡمَلُونَ
یَعْمَلُوْنَ
yaʿmalūna
do
س-و-ا
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ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ
السَّیِّاٰتِ
s-sayiāti
evil deeds
ا-ن
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أَن
اَنْ
an
that
س-ب-ق
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يَسۡبِقُونَاۚ
یَّسْبِقُوْنَا ؕ—
yasbiqūnā
they can outrun Us.
س-و-ا
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سَآءَ
سَآءَ
sāa
Evil is
م-ا
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مَا
مَا
mā
what
ح-ك-م
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يَحۡكُمُونَ
یَحْكُمُوْنَ
yaḥkumūna
they judge.
Or do evildoers think they can outrun Me? Their judgment is bad!
- Thomas Cleary
29:5
م-ن
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مَن
مَنْ
man
Whoever
ك-و-ن
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كَانَ
كَانَ
kāna
[is]
ر-ج-و
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يَرۡجُواْ
یَرْجُوْا
yarjū
hopes
ل-ق-ي
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لِقَآءَ
لِقَآءَ
liqāa
(for the) meeting
ا-ل-ه
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ٱللَّهِ
اللّٰهِ
l-lahi
(with) Allah,
ا-ن-ن
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فَإِنَّ
فَاِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed,
ا-ج-ل
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أَجَلَ
اَجَلَ
ajala
(the) Term
ا-ل-ه
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ٱللَّهِ
اللّٰهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
ا-ت-ي
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لَأٓتٖۚ
لَاٰتٍ ؕ—
laātin
(is) surely coming.
ه-و
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وَهُوَ
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
س-م-ع
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ٱلسَّمِيعُ
السَّمِیْعُ
s-samīʿu
(is) the All-Hearer,
ع-ل-م
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ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
الْعَلِیْمُ
l-ʿalīmu
the All-Knower.
For whoever looks forward to the meeting with God, the appointed time of God is sure to arrive; and God is all-hearing, all-knowing.
- Thomas Cleary
29:6
م-ن
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وَمَن
وَمَنْ
waman
And whoever
ج-ه-د
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جَٰهَدَ
جَاهَدَ
jāhada
strives
ا-ن-ن-م
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فَإِنَّمَا
فَاِنَّمَا
fa-innamā
then only
ج-ه-د
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يُجَٰهِدُ
یُجَاهِدُ
yujāhidu
he strives
ن-ف-س
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لِنَفۡسِهِۦٓۚ
لِنَفْسِهٖ ؕ—
linafsihi
for himself.
ا-ن-ن
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إِنَّ
اِنَّ
inna
Indeed,
ا-ل-ه
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ٱللَّهَ
اللّٰهَ
l-laha
Allah
غ-ن-ي
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لَغَنِيٌّ
لَغَنِیٌّ
laghaniyyun
(is) Free from need
ع-ن
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عَنِ
عَنِ
ʿani
of
ع-ل-م
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ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
الْعٰلَمِیْنَ
l-ʿālamīna
the worlds.
And those who struggle strive only for their own souls; for God is independent of all worlds.
- Thomas Cleary
29:7
ا-ل-ل-ذ
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وَٱلَّذِينَ
وَالَّذِیْنَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
ا-م-ن
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ءَامَنُواْ
اٰمَنُوْا
āmanū
believe
ع-م-ل
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وَعَمِلُواْ
وَعَمِلُوا
waʿamilū
and do
ص-ل-ح
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ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
الصّٰلِحٰتِ
ṣ-ṣāliḥāti
righteous (deeds),
ك-ف-ر
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لَنُكَفِّرَنَّ
لَنُكَفِّرَنَّ
lanukaffiranna
surely, We will remove
ع-ن
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عَنۡهُمۡ
عَنْهُمْ
ʿanhum
from them
س-و-ا
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سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمۡ
سَیِّاٰتِهِمْ
sayyiātihim
their evil deeds,
ج-ز-ي
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وَلَنَجۡزِيَنَّهُمۡ
وَلَنَجْزِیَنَّهُمْ
walanajziyannahum
and We will surely reward them
ح-س-ن
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أَحۡسَنَ
اَحْسَنَ
aḥsana
(the) best
ا-ل-ل-ذ
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ٱلَّذِي
الَّذِیْ
alladhī
(of) what
ك-و-ن
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كَانُواْ
كَانُوْا
kānū
they used
ع-م-ل
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يَعۡمَلُونَ
یَعْمَلُوْنَ
yaʿmalūna
(to) do.
And for those who believe and do good works, We will pardon their evils, and We will reward them for the best of what they were doing.
- Thomas Cleary
29:8
و-ص-ي
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وَوَصَّيۡنَا
وَوَصَّیْنَا
wawaṣṣaynā
And We have enjoined
ا-ن-س
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ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
الْاِنْسَانَ
l-insāna
(on) man
و-ل-د
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بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ
بِوَالِدَیْهِ
biwālidayhi
goodness to his parents,
ح-س-ن
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حُسۡنٗاۖ
حُسْنًا ؕ—
ḥus'nan
goodness to his parents,
ا-ن
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وَإِن
وَاِنْ
wa-in
but if
ج-ه-د
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جَٰهَدَاكَ
جَاهَدٰكَ
jāhadāka
they both strive against you
ش-ر-ك
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لِتُشۡرِكَ
لِتُشْرِكَ
litush'rika
to make you associate
ب
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بِي
بِیْ
bī
with Me
م-ا
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مَا
مَا
mā
what
ل-ي-س
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لَيۡسَ
لَیْسَ
laysa
not
ل
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لَكَ
لَكَ
laka
you have
ب
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بِهِۦ
بِهٖ
bihi
of it
ع-ل-م
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عِلۡمٞ
عِلْمٌ
ʿil'mun
any knowledge,
ل-ا
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فَلَا
فَلَا
falā
then (do) not
ط-و-ع
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تُطِعۡهُمَآۚ
تُطِعْهُمَا ؕ—
tuṭiʿ'humā
obey both of them.
ا-ل-ي
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إِلَيَّ
اِلَیَّ
ilayya
To Me
ر-ج-ع
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مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ
مَرْجِعُكُمْ
marjiʿukum
(is) your return,
ن-ب-ا
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فَأُنَبِّئُكُم
فَاُنَبِّئُكُمْ
fa-unabbi-ukum
and I will inform you
ب-م-ا
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بِمَا
بِمَا
bimā
about what
ك-و-ن
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كُنتُمۡ
كُنْتُمْ
kuntum
you used
ع-م-ل
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تَعۡمَلُونَ
تَعْمَلُوْنَ
taʿmalūna
(to) do.
We have prescribed for man goodness to his parents; but if they strive to get you to associate with Me what you have no knowledge of, then don’t obey them. Your destination is to Me; I will tell you about what you were doing.
- Thomas Cleary
29:9
ا-ل-ل-ذ
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وَٱلَّذِينَ
وَالَّذِیْنَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
ا-م-ن
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ءَامَنُواْ
اٰمَنُوْا
āmanū
believe
ع-م-ل
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وَعَمِلُواْ
وَعَمِلُوا
waʿamilū
and do
ص-ل-ح
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ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
الصّٰلِحٰتِ
ṣ-ṣāliḥāti
righteous deeds
د-خ-ل
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لَنُدۡخِلَنَّهُمۡ
لَنُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ
lanud'khilannahum
We will surely admit them
ف-ي
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فِي
فِی
fī
among
ص-ل-ح
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ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
الصّٰلِحِیْنَ
ṣ-ṣāliḥīna
the righteous.
And those who believe and do good works We will include among the righteous.
- Thomas Cleary
29:10
م-ن
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وَمِنَ
وَمِنَ
wamina
And of
ن-و-س
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ٱلنَّاسِ
النَّاسِ
n-nāsi
the people
م-ن
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مَن
مَنْ
man
(is he) who
ق-و-ل
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يَقُولُ
یَّقُوْلُ
yaqūlu
says,
ا-م-ن
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ءَامَنَّا
اٰمَنَّا
āmannā
"We believe
ا-ل-ه
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بِٱللَّهِ
بِاللّٰهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah."
ا-ذ-ا
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فَإِذَآ
فَاِذَاۤ
fa-idhā
But when
ا-ذ-ي
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أُوذِيَ
اُوْذِیَ
ūdhiya
he is harmed
ف-ي
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فِي
فِی
fī
in
ا-ل-ه
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ٱللَّهِ
اللّٰهِ
l-lahi
(the Way of) Allah
ج-ع-ل
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جَعَلَ
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
he considers
ف-ت-ن
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فِتۡنَةَ
فِتْنَةَ
fit'nata
(the) trial
ن-و-س
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ٱلنَّاسِ
النَّاسِ
n-nāsi
(of) the people
ع-ذ-ب
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كَعَذَابِ
كَعَذَابِ
kaʿadhābi
as (the) punishment
ا-ل-ه
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ٱللَّهِۖ
اللّٰهِ ؕ—
l-lahi
(of) Allah.
ل-ا-ن
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وَلَئِن
وَلَىِٕنْ
wala-in
But if
ج-ي-ا
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جَآءَ
جَآءَ
jāa
comes
ن-ص-ر
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نَصۡرٞ
نَصْرٌ
naṣrun
victory
م-ن
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مِّن
مِّنْ
min
from
ر-ب-ب
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رَّبِّكَ
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord,
ق-و-ل
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لَيَقُولُنَّ
لَیَقُوْلُنَّ
layaqūlunna
surely they say,
ا-ن-ن
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إِنَّا
اِنَّا
innā
"Indeed, we
ك-و-ن
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كُنَّا
كُنَّا
kunnā
were
م-ع
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مَعَكُمۡۚ
مَعَكُمْ ؕ—
maʿakum
with you."
ل-ي-س
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أَوَلَيۡسَ
اَوَلَیْسَ
awalaysa
Is not
ا-ل-ه
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ٱللَّهُ
اللّٰهُ
l-lahu
Allah
ع-ل-م
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بِأَعۡلَمَ
بِاَعْلَمَ
bi-aʿlama
most knowing
ب-م-ا
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بِمَا
بِمَا
bimā
of what
ف-ي
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فِي
فِیْ
fī
(is) in
ص-د-ر
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صُدُورِ
صُدُوْرِ
ṣudūri
(the) breasts
ع-ل-م
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ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
الْعٰلَمِیْنَ
l-ʿālamīna
(of) the worlds?
But there are some people who say, “We believe in God,” yet when they’re harassed on God’s account, they construe the strife of men as the castigation of God. And if help came from your Lord, they would say, “We were actually with you!” But is God not best acquainted with what is in the hearts of beings?
- Thomas Cleary