kitab al iman

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سَكْرَةُthe state of intoxicationالمَوْتِof deathبِالْحَقِّwith the truthذَلِكَthatمَاwhichكُنتَyou wereمِنْهُof itتَعِيدُyou returnوَنُفِخَand it was blownفِيinالصُّورِthe trumpetذَلِكَthatيَوْمُthe dayالْوَعِيدِof warning

The intoxication of death is indeed that which you were returning from. And it was blown in the trumpet; that is the day of warning.

وَجَاءَتْAnd cameكُلُّeveryنَفْسٍsoulمَعَهَاwith itسَابِقٌa predecessorوَشَهِيدٌand a witness

And every soul came with it a predecessor and a witness.

لَقَدْIndeedكُنتَyou wereفِيinغَفْلَةٍheedlessnessمِّنْofهَذَاthisفَكَشَفْنَاso we removedعَنكَfrom youغِطَاءَthe veilكَas

Indeed you were in heedlessness of this; so we removed from you the veil.

فَالْيَوْمَAnd today isالْيَوْمَthe dayحَدِيدٌof iron

And today is the day of iron.

إِلَىToآيَاتٍversesأُخَرَotherكَثِيرَةٍmanyتَدُلُّindicateعَلَىthatالْكُفَّارِthe disbelieversفِيinالْآخِرَةِthe Hereafter

To many other verses that indicate that the disbelievers in the Hereafter.

يَعْرِفُونَthey knowرَبَّهُمْtheir LordفَإِنْIfكَانَit wasمُجَرَّدَmereمَعْرِفَةًknowledgeإِيْمَانًاfaithكَانُواthey wereمُؤْمِنِينَbelieversفِيinالْآخِرَةِthe Hereafter

If mere knowledge was faith, they would have been believers in the Hereafter.

فَإِنْIfقَالُواthey saidالإِيْمَانُthe faithفِيinالْآخِرَةِthe Hereafterلَاdoes notيَنْفَعُbenefitوَإِنَّمَاbutالثَّوَابَthe rewardعَلَىforالإِيْمَانِthe faithفِيinالدُّنْيَاthe world

If they say: 'Faith in the Hereafter does not benefit, but the reward is for faith in the world.'