ﱁLodge themﱂfromﱃwhereﱄyou dwellﱅ(out) ofﱆyour meansﱇand (do) notﱈharm themﱉto distressﱊﱋ[on] themﱌAnd ifﱍthey areﱎthose (who are)ﱏpregnantﱐthen spendﱑon themﱒuntilﱓthey deliverﱔﱕtheir burdenﱖThen ifﱗthey suckleﱘfor youﱙthen give themﱚtheir paymentﱛand consultﱜamong yourselvesﱝﱞwith kindnessﱟbut ifﱠyou disagreeﱡthen may suckleﱢfor himﱣanother (women)ﱤ
Let them live where you live ˹during their waiting period˺, according to your means. And do not harass them to make their stay unbearable. If they are pregnant, then maintain them until they deliver. And if they nurse your child, compensate them, and consult together courteously. But if you fail to reach an agreement, then another woman will nurse ˹the child˺ for the father.
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ﱥLet spendﱦownerﱧ(of) ample meansﱨfromﱩﱪhis ample meansﱫand (he) whoﱬis restrictedﱭon himﱮhis provisionﱯlet him spendﱰfrom whatﱱhe has been givenﱲﱳ(by) AllahﱴDoes notﱵburdenﱶAllahﱷany soulﱸexceptﱹ(with) whatﱺﱻHe has given itﱼWill bring aboutﱽAllahﱾafterﱿhardshipﲀeaseﲁ
Let the man of wealth provide according to his means. As for the one with limited resources, let him provide according to whatever Allah has given him. Allah does not require of any soul beyond what He has given it. After hardship, Allah will bring about ease.
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ﲂAnd how manyﲃofﲄa townﲅrebelledﲆagainstﲇ(the) Commandﲈ(of) its Lordﲉand His Messengersﲊso We took it to accountﲋan accountﲌsevereﲍand We punished itﲎa punishmentﲏterribleﲐ
˹Imagine˺ how many societies rebelled against the commandments of their Lord and His messengers, so We called each ˹society˺ to a severe account and subjected them to a horrible punishment.
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ﲑSo it tastedﲒ(the bad) consequenceﲓ(of) its affairﲔand wasﲕ(the) endﲖ(of) its affairﲗlossﲘ
So they tasted the evil consequences of their doings, and the outcome of their doings was ˹total˺ loss.
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ﲙHas preparedﲚAllahﲛfor themﲜa punishmentﲝﲞsevereﲟSo fearﲠAllahﲡO menﲢ(of) understandingﲣthose whoﲤﲥhave believedﲦIndeedﲧHas sent downﲨAllahﲩto youﲪa Messageﲫ
Allah has ˹also˺ prepared for them a severe punishment. So fear Allah, O people of reason and faith. Allah has indeed revealed to you a Reminder,
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ﲬA Messengerﲭrecitingﲮto youﲯ(the) Versesﲰ(of) Allahﲱclearﲲthat he may bring outﲳthose whoﲴbelieveﲵand doﲶrighteous deedsﲷfromﲸthe darkness[es]ﲹtowardsﲺﲻthe lightﲼAnd whoeverﲽbelievesﲾin Allahﲿand doesﳀrighteous deedsﳁHe will admit himﳂ(into) Gardensﳃflowﳄfromﳅunderneath itﳆthe riversﳇabidingﳈthereinﳉﳊforeverﳋIndeedﳌHas been (granted) goodﳍ(by) Allahﳎfor himﳏprovisionﳐ
˹and sent˺ a messenger reciting to you Allah’s revelations, making things clear so that He may bring those who believe and do good out of darkness and into light. And whoever believes in Allah and does good will be admitted by Him into Gardens under which rivers flow, to stay there for ever and ever. Allah will have indeed granted them an excellent provision.
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ﳑAllahﳒ(is) He Whoﳓcreatedﳔsevenﳕheavensﳖand ofﳗthe earthﳘﳙ(the) like of themﳚDescendsﳛthe commandﳜbetween themﳝthat you may knowﳞthatﳟAllahﳠ(is) onﳡeveryﳢthingﳣAll-PowerfulﳤAnd thatﳥAllahﳦindeedﳧencompassesﳨallﳩthingsﳪ(in) knowledgeﳫ
Allah is the One Who created seven heavens ˹in layers˺, and likewise for the earth. The ˹divine˺ command descends between them so you may know that Allah is Most Capable of everything and that Allah certainly encompasses all things in ˹His˺ knowledge.
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