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Introduction
1. Al-Fatihah
2. Al-Baqarah
3. Al-Imran
4. Al-Nisa
5. Al-Maidah
6. Al-Anam
7. Al-Araf
8. Al-Anfal
9. Al-Taubah
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12. Yusuf
13. Al-Rad
14. Ibrahim
15. Al-Hijr
16. Al-Nahl
17. Bani Israil
18. Al-Kahf
19. Maryam
20. Ta-Ha
21. Al-Anbiya
22. Al-Hajj
23. Al-Muminun
24. An-Nur
25. Al-Furqan
26. Ash-Shuara
27. An-Naml
28. Al-Qasas
29. Al-Ankabut
30. Ar-Rum
31. Luqman
32. As-Sajdah
33. Al-Ahzab
34. Saba
35. Fatir
36. Yasin
37. As-Saffat
38. Saad
39. Az-Zumar
40. Al-Mumin
41. Ha-Meem-As-Sajdah
42. AShura
43. Az-Zukhruf
44. Ad-Dukhan
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48. Al-Fath
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50. Al-Qaf
51. Adh-Dhariyat
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55. Al-Rahman
56. Al-Waqiah
57. Al-Hadid
58. Al-Mujadalah
59. Al-Hashr
60. Al-Mumtahinah
61. As-Saff
62. Al-Jumuah
63. Al-Munafiqun
64. Al-Taghabun
65. At-Talaq
66. At-Tahrim
67. Al-Mulk
68. Al-Qalam
69. Al-Haqqah
70. Al-Maarij
71. Nuh
72. Al-Jinn
73. Al-Muzzammil
74. Al-Muddhththir
75. Al-Qiyamah
76. Ad-Dahr
77. Al-Mursalat
78. An-Naba
79. An-Naziat
80. Abas
81. At-Takwir
82. Al-Infitar
83. At-Tatfif
84. Al-Inshiqaq
85. Al-Buruj
86. At-Tariq
87. Al-Ala
88. Al-Ghashiyah
89. Al-Fajr
90. Al-Balad
91. Ash-Shams
92. Al-Lail
93. Ad-Duha
94. Al-Inshirah
95. At-Tin
96. Al-Alaq
97. Al-Qadr
98. Al-Bayyinah
99. Az-Zilzal
100. Al-Adiyat
101. Al-Qariah
102. At-Takathur
103. Al-Asr
104. Al-Humazah
105. Al-Fil
106. Al-Quraish
107. Al-Maun
108. Al-Kauthar
109. Al-Kafirun
110. An-Nasr
111. Al-Lahab
112. Al-Ikhlas
113. Al-Falaq
114. An-Nas
Surah 50. Qaf
Verses [Section]: 1-15[1], 16-29 [2], 30-45 [3]

Quran Text of Verse 1-15
50. Qaf Page 51850. Qafبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِقٓ ۚ۫Qafوَ الْقُرْاٰنِBy the Quranالْمَجِیْدِۚthe Glorious بَلْNayعَجِبُوْۤاthey wonderاَنْthatجَآءَهُمْhas come to themمُّنْذِرٌa warnerمِّنْهُمْfrom themفَقَالَSo sayالْكٰفِرُوْنَthe disbelieversهٰذَاThisشَیْءٌ(is) a thingعَجِیْبٌۚamazing ءَاِذَاWhat! Whenمِتْنَاwe dieوَ كُنَّاand have becomeتُرَابًا ۚdustذٰلِكَThatرَجْعٌۢ(is) a returnبَعِیْدٌ far قَدْCertainlyعَلِمْنَاWe knowمَاwhatتَنْقُصُdiminishesالْاَرْضُthe earthمِنْهُمْ ۚof themوَ عِنْدَنَاand with Usكِتٰبٌ(is) a Bookحَفِیْظٌ guarded بَلْNayكَذَّبُوْاthey deniedبِالْحَقِّthe truthلَمَّاwhenجَآءَهُمْit came (to) themفَهُمْso theyفِیْۤ(are) inاَمْرٍa stateمَّرِیْجٍ confused اَفَلَمْThen do notیَنْظُرُوْۤاthey lookاِلَیatالسَّمَآءِthe skyفَوْقَهُمْabove themكَیْفَhowبَنَیْنٰهَاWe structured itوَ زَیَّنّٰهَاand adorned itوَ مَاand notلَهَاfor itمِنْanyفُرُوْجٍ rifts وَ الْاَرْضَAnd the earthمَدَدْنٰهَاWe have spread it outوَ اَلْقَیْنَاand castفِیْهَاthereinرَوَاسِیَfirmly set mountainsوَ اَنْۢبَتْنَاand We made to growفِیْهَاthereinمِنْofكُلِّeveryزَوْجٍۭkindبَهِیْجٍۙbeautiful تَبْصِرَةًGiving insightوَّ ذِكْرٰیand a reminderلِكُلِّfor everyعَبْدٍslaveمُّنِیْبٍ who turns وَ نَزَّلْنَاAnd We have sent downمِنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe skyمَآءًwaterمُّبٰرَكًاblessedفَاَنْۢبَتْنَاthen We made to growبِهٖtherebyجَنّٰتٍgardensوَّ حَبَّand grainالْحَصِیْدِۙ(for) the harvest وَ النَّخْلَAnd the palms treesبٰسِقٰتٍtallلَّهَاfor itطَلْعٌ(are) layersنَّضِیْدٌۙarranged رِّزْقًاA provisionلِّلْعِبَادِ ۙfor the slavesوَ اَحْیَیْنَاand We give lifeبِهٖtherewithبَلْدَةً(to) a landمَّیْتًا ؕdeadكَذٰلِكَThusالْخُرُوْجُ (will be) the coming forth كَذَّبَتْDeniedقَبْلَهُمْbefore themقَوْمُ(the) peopleنُوْحٍ(of) Nuhوَّ اَصْحٰبُand (the) companionsالرَّسِّ(of) Ar-Raasوَ ثَمُوْدُۙand Thamud وَ عَادٌAnd Aadوَّ فِرْعَوْنُand Firaunوَ اِخْوَانُand (the) brothersلُوْطٍۙ(of) Lut وَّ اَصْحٰبُAnd (the) companionsالْاَیْكَةِ(of) the woodوَ قَوْمُand (the) peopleتُبَّعٍ ؕ(of) TubbaكُلٌّAllكَذَّبَdeniedالرُّسُلَthe Messengersفَحَقَّso was fulfilledوَعِیْدِ My Threat اَفَعَیِیْنَاWere We then tiredبِالْخَلْقِwith the creationالْاَوَّلِ ؕthe firstبَلْNayهُمْtheyفِیْ(are) inلَبْسٍdoubtمِّنْaboutخَلْقٍa creationجَدِیْدٍ۠new
Surah Introduction

Since the previous sûrah primarily addresses the believers, this sûrah mainly talks about the disbelievers-particularly the deniers of resurrection. References are made to earlier destroyed deniers and Allah's infinite power to prove His ability to create and resurrect. The deniers of resurrection are told what to expect after death and judgment. The Prophet ( ﷺ ) is urged to be steadfast. The certainty of the Hereafter is emphasized both at the end of this sûrah and the beginning of the next.


Translation of Verse 1-15
1. In the Name of Allah-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

1. Qãf . By the glorious Quran!

2. ˹All will be resurrected,˺ yet the deniers are astonished that a warner has come to them from among themselves ˹warning of resurrection˺. So the disbelievers say, "This is an astonishing thing!

3. ˹Will we be returned to life,˺ when we are dead and reduced to dust? Such a return is impossible."

4. We certainly know what the earth consumes of them ˹after their death˺, and with us is a well-preserved Record. 1076

5. In fact, they reject the truth when it has come to them, so they are in a confused state. 1077

6. Have they not then looked at the sky above them: how We built it and adorned it ˹with stars˺, leaving it flawless?

7. As for the earth, We spread it out and placed upon it firm mountains, and produced in it every type of pleasant plant-

8. ˹all as˺ an insight and a reminder to every servant who turns ˹to Allah˺.

9. And We send down blessed rain from the sky, bringing forth gardens and grains for harvest,

10. and towering palm trees ˹loaded˺ with clustered fruit,

11. ˹as˺ a provision for ˹Our˺ servants. And with this ˹rain˺ We revive a lifeless land. Similar is the emergence ˹from the graves˺.

12. Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth,˺ as did the people of the Water-pit, 1078 Thamûd,

13. 'Ȃd, Pharaoh, the kinfolk of Lot,

14. the residents of the Forest, 1079 and the people of Tubba'. 1080 Each rejected ˹their˺ messenger, so My warning was fulfilled.

15. Were We incapable of creating ˹them˺ the first time? In fact, they are in doubt about ˹their˺ re-creation.


Commentary

1076. Or a Record preserving ˹everything˺.

1077. Meaning, they are confused about the Prophet ( ﷺ ) : some say he is a poet, some say he is a fabricator, while others say he is insane. They also rejected the Quran as poetry, magic, or ancient fables.

1078. Ar-Rass means "well" or "water-pit". This refers to a pagan people, along with Midian, to whom Allah sent Prophet Shu'aib ( ﷺ ) .

1079. The people of Shu'aib ( ﷺ ) .

1080. Tubba' Al-Ḥimiari was an ancient righteous Yemeni king whose people persisted in disbelief and were destroyed, although they were superior to the Meccans in strength and manpower.