ﱁYet they have takenﱂbesides Himﱃbesides Himﱄgodsﱅnotﱆthey createﱇanythingﱈwhile theyﱉare createdﱊand notﱋthey possessﱌfor themselvesﱍany harmﱎand notﱏany benefitﱐand notﱑthey controlﱒdeathﱓand notﱔlifeﱕand notﱖresurrectionﱗ
Yet they have taken besides Him gods who cannot create anything but are themselves created. Nor can they protect or benefit themselves. Nor can they control life, death, or resurrection.
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ﱘAnd sayﱙthose whoﱚdisbelieveﱛNotﱜthisﱝ(is) butﱞa lieﱟhe invented itﱠand helped himﱡat itﱢpeopleﱣﱤotherﱥBut verilyﱦthey (have) producedﱧan injusticeﱨand a lieﱩ
The disbelievers say, “This ˹Quran˺ is nothing but a fabrication which he made up with the help of others.” Their claim is totally unjustified and untrue!
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ﱪAnd they sayﱫTalesﱬ(of) the former peopleﱭwhich he has had writtenﱮand theyﱯare dictatedﱰto himﱱmorningﱲand eveningﱳ
And they say, “˹These revelations are only˺ ancient fables which he has had written down, and they are rehearsed to him morning and evening.”
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ﱴSayﱵHas sent it downﱶthe One Whoﱷknowsﱸthe secretﱹinﱺthe heavensﱻﱼand the earthﱽIndeed, HeﱾisﱿOft-ForgivingﲀMost Mercifulﲁ
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “This ˹Quran˺ has been revealed by the One Who knows the secrets of the heavens and the earth. Surely He is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
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ﲂAnd they sayﲃWhy doesﲄthisﲅMessengerﲆeatﲇ[the] foodﲈand walkﲉinﲊthe marketsﲋWhy notﲌis sent downﲍto himﲎan Angelﲏthen he beﲐwith himﲑa warnerﲒ
And they say ˹mockingly˺, “What kind of messenger is this who eats food and goes about in market-places ˹for a living˺? If only an angel had been sent down with him to be his co-warner,
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ﲓOrﲔis deliveredﲕto himﲖa treasureﲗorﲘisﲙfor himﲚa gardenﲛhe may eatﲜﲝfrom itﲞAnd sayﲟthe wrongdoersﲠNotﲡyou followﲢbutﲣa manﲤbewitchedﲥ
or a treasure had been cast down to him, or he had had a garden from which he may eat!” And the wrongdoers say ˹to the believers˺, “You are only following a bewitched man.”
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ﲦSeeﲧhowﲨthey set forthﲩfor youﲪthe similitudesﲫbut they have gone astrayﲬso notﲭthey are able (to find)ﲮa wayﲯ
See ˹O Prophet˺ how they call you names! So they have gone so ˹far˺ astray that they cannot find the ˹Right˺ Way.
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ﲰBlessed is HeﲱWhoﲲifﲳHe willedﲴ(could have) madeﲵfor youﲶbetterﲷthanﲸthat ﲹgardens ﲺflowﲻfromﲼunderneath itﲽthe riversﲾand He (could) makeﲿfor youﳀpalacesﳁ
Blessed is the One Who—if He wills—can give you far better than ˹all˺ that: gardens under which rivers flow, and palaces as well.
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ﳂNayﳃthey denyﳄﳅthe Hourﳆand We have preparedﳇfor (those) whoﳈdenyﳉthe Hourﳊa Blazing Fireﳋ
In fact, they deny the Hour. And for the deniers of the Hour, We have prepared a blazing Fire.
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