Qāfق
Muṣḥaf order 50
Cairo 1924 order #34 Meccan
Verses 45 (Ḥafṣ)
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قٓ ۚ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْمَجِيدِ ١
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Qaf. By the Glorious Qur'an,
بَلْ عَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا شَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌ ٢
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Nay, but they marvel that a warner of their own hath come unto them; and the disbelievers say: This is a strange thing:
أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ۖ ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌ ٣
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When we are dead and have become dust (shall we be brought back again)? That would be a far return!
قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَعِندَنَا كِتَٰبٌ حَفِيظٌۢ ٤
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We know that which the earth taketh of them, and with Us is a recording Book.
بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِىٓ أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ ٥
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Nay, but they have denied the truth when it came unto them, therefor they are now in troubled case.
أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجٍ ٦
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Have they not then observed the sky above them, how We have constructed it and beautified it, and how there are no rifts therein?
وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍ ٧
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And the earth have We spread out, and have flung firm hills therein, and have caused of every lovely kind to grow thereon,
تَبْصِرَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ ٨
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A vision and a reminder for every penitent slave.
وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً مُّبَٰرَكًا فَأَنۢبَتْنَا بِهِۦ جَنَّٰتٍ وَحَبَّ ٱلْحَصِيدِ ٩
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And We send down from the sky blessed water whereby We give growth unto gardens and the grain of crops,
وَٱلنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَٰتٍ لَّهَا طَلْعٌ نَّضِيدٌ ١٠
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And lofty date-palms with ranged clusters,
رِّزْقًا لِّلْعِبَادِ ۖ وَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْخُرُوجُ ١١
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Provision (made) for men; and therewith We quicken a dead land. Even so will be the resurrection of the dead.
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ ١٢
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The folk of Noah denied (the truth) before them, and (so did) the dwellers at Ar-Rass and (the tribe of) Thamud,
وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ وَإِخْوَٰنُ لُوطٍ ١٣
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And (the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot,
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Warsh: وَعِيدِ → وَعِيدِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 50:14#1)
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ ۚ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ ١٤
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And the dwellers in the wood, and the folk of Tubb'a: every one denied their messengers, therefor My threat took effect.
أَفَعَيِينَا بِٱلْخَلْقِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ ١٥
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Were We then worn out by the first creation? Yet they are in doubt about a new creation.
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفْسُهُۥ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ ٱلْوَرِيدِ ١٦
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We verily created man and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.
إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ ١٧
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When the two Receivers receive (him), seated on the right hand and on the left,
مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ ١٨
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He uttereth no word but there is with him an observer ready.
وَجَآءَتْ سَكْرَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيدُ ١٩
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And the agony of death cometh in truth. (And it is said unto him): This is that which thou wast wont to shun.
وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْوَعِيدِ ٢٠
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And the trumpet is blown. This is the threatened Day.
وَجَآءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَآئِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ ٢١
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And every soul cometh, along with it a driver and a witness.
لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ ٢٢
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(And unto the evil-doer it is said): Thou wast in heedlessness of this. Now We have removed from thee thy covering, and piercing is thy sight this day.
وَقَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ هَٰذَا مَا لَدَىَّ عَتِيدٌ ٢٣
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And (unto the evil-doer) his comrade saith: This is that which I have ready (as testimony).
أَلْقِيَا فِى جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ ٢٤
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(And it is said): Do ye twain hurl to hell each rebel ingrate,
مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ مُّرِيبٍ ٢٥
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Hinderer of good, transgressor, doubter,
ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَأَلْقِيَاهُ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلشَّدِيدِ ٢٦
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Who setteth up another god along with Allah. Do ye twain hurl him to the dreadful doom.
۞ قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ ٢٧
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His comrade saith: Our Lord! I did not cause him to rebel, but he was (himself) far gone in error.
قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوا۟ لَدَىَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُم بِٱلْوَعِيدِ ٢٨
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He saith: Contend not in My presence, when I had already proffered unto you the warning.
مَا يُبَدَّلُ ٱلْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِظَلَّٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ ٢٩
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The sentence that cometh from Me cannot be changed, and I am in no wise a tyrant unto the slaves.
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Qaloon: نَقُولُ → يَقُولُ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 50:30#1)
- Shuba: نَقُولُ → يَقُولُ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 50:30#1)
- Warsh: نَقُولُ → يَقُولُ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 50:30#1)
يَوْمَ نَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ ٱمْتَلَأْتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِن مَّزِيدٍ ٣٠
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On the day when We say unto hell: Art thou filled? and it saith: Can there be more to come?
وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ٣١
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And the Garden is brought nigh for those who kept from evil, no longer distant.
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Bazzi: تُوعَدُونَ → يُوعَدُونَ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 50:32#1)
- Qunbul: تُوعَدُونَ → يُوعَدُونَ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 50:32#1)
هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍ ٣٢
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(And it is said): This is that which ye were promised. (It is) for every penitent and heedful one,
مَّنْ خَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيبٍ ٣٣
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Who feareth the Beneficent in secret and cometh with a contrite heart.
ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَٰمٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُلُودِ ٣٤
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Enter it in peace. This is the day of immortality.
لَهُم مَّا يَشَآءُونَ فِيهَا وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيدٌ ٣٥
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There they have all that they desire, and there is more with Us.
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ ٣٦
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And how many a generation We destroyed before them, who were mightier than these in prowess so that they overran the lands! Had they any place of refuge (when the judgment came)?
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِمَن كَانَ لَهُۥ قَلْبٌ أَوْ أَلْقَى ٱلسَّمْعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ ٣٧
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Lo! therein verily is a reminder for him who hath a heart, or giveth ear with full intelligence.
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَمَا مَسَّنَا مِن لُّغُوبٍ ٣٨
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And verily We created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in six Days, and naught of weariness touched Us.
فَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ ٱلْغُرُوبِ ٣٩
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Therefor (O Muhammad) bear with what they say, and hymn the praise of thy Lord before the rising and before the setting of the sun;
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ ٤٠
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And in the night-time hymn His praise, and after the (prescribed) prostrations.
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Bazzi: ٱلْمُنَادِ → الْمُنَادِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 50:41#1)
- Doori: ٱلْمُنَادِ → الْمُنَادِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 50:41#1)
- Qaloon: ٱلْمُنَادِ → الْمُنَادِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 50:41#1)
- Qunbul: ٱلْمُنَادِ → الْمُنَادِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 50:41#1)
- Soosi: ٱلْمُنَادِ → الْمُنَادِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 50:41#1)
- Warsh: ٱلْمُنَادِ → الْمُنَادِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 50:41#1)
وَٱسْتَمِعْ يَوْمَ يُنَادِ ٱلْمُنَادِ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ ٤١
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And listen on the day when the crier crieth from a near place,
يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلصَّيْحَةَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُرُوجِ ٤٢
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The day when they will hear the (Awful) Cry in truth. That is the day of coming forth (from the graves).
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَإِلَيْنَا ٱلْمَصِيرُ ٤٣
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Lo! We it is Who quicken and give death, and unto Us is the journeying.
يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلْأَرْضُ عَنْهُمْ سِرَاعًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ حَشْرٌ عَلَيْنَا يَسِيرٌ ٤٤
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On the day when the earth splitteth asunder from them, hastening forth (they come). That is a gathering easy for Us (to make).
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Warsh: وَعِيدِ → وَعِيدِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 50:45#5)
نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِجَبَّارٍ ۖ فَذَكِّرْ بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَن يَخَافُ وَعِيدِ ٤٥
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We are Best Aware of what they say, and thou (O Muhammad) art in no wise a compeller over them. But warn by the Qur'an him who feareth My threat.