رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them; and Lord of the Easts.
إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ
We have adorned the lower heaven with the beauty of the planets.
وَحِفْظًۭا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَـٰنٍۢ مَّارِدٍۢ
And guarded it against every defiant devil.
لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍۢ
They cannot eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite, for they get bombarded from every side.
دُحُورًۭا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌۭ وَاصِبٌ
Repelled—they will have a lingering torment.
إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌۭ ثَاقِبٌۭ
Except for him who snatches a fragment—he gets pursued by a piercing projectile.
فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُم مِّن طِينٍۢ لَّازِبٍۭ
Inquire of them, “Are they more difficult to create, or the others We created?” We created them from sticky clay.
وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ
And when reminded, they pay no attention.
وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةًۭ يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ
And when they see a sign, they ridicule.
وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌۭ مُّبِينٌ
And they say, “This is nothing but plain magic.
أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
When we have died and become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected?
قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ
Say, “Yes indeed, and you will be totally subdued.”
فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌۭ وَٰحِدَةٌۭ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
It will be a single nudge, and they will be staring.
وَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَا هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
They will say, “Woe to us. This is the Day of Judgment.”
هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
“This is the Day of Separation which you used to deny.
۞ ٱحْشُرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَأَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ
Gather those who did wrong, and their mates, and what they used to worship.
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Besides God, and lead them to the way to Hell.
وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسْـُٔولُونَ
And stop them. They are to be questioned.”
مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ
What is the matter with you? Why do you not help one another?
بَلْ هُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ
In fact, on that Day, they will be submissive.
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
They will come to one another, questioning one another.
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
They will say, “You used to come at us from the right.”
قَالُوا۟ بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ
They will say, “You yourselves were not believers.
وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَـٰنٍۭ ۖ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًۭا طَـٰغِينَ
We had no authority over you. You yourselves were rebellious people.
فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَآ ۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ
The Word of our Lord has been realized against us. We are tasting it.
فَأَغْوَيْنَـٰكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَـٰوِينَ
We seduced you. We were seducers.”
فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ
On that Day, they will share in the punishment.
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Thus We deal with the sinners.
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
When it was said to them, “There is no god except God,” they grew arrogant.
وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍۢ مَّجْنُونٍۭ
And said, “Are we to abandon our gods for a mad poet?”
بَلْ جَآءَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
In fact, he came with the truth, and he confirmed the messengers.
إِنَّكُمْ لَذَآئِقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَلِيمِ
Most assuredly, you will taste the painful punishment.
وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
And you will be repaid only for what you used to do.
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
Except for God’s sincere servants.
يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِكَأْسٍۢ مِّن مَّعِينٍۭ
They will be offered a cup of pure drink.
بَيْضَآءَ لَذَّةٍۢ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ
White; a delight to those who drink.
لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌۭ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ
Never polluted, and never intoxicating.
وَعِندَهُمْ قَـٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ عِينٌۭ
With them will be bashful women with lovely eyes.
كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌۭ مَّكْنُونٌۭ
As if they were closely guarded pearls.
فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Then they will approach one another, questioning.
قَالَ قَآئِلٌۭ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّى كَانَ لِى قَرِينٌۭ
One of them will say, “I used to have a friend.
يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصَدِّقِينَ
Who used to say, “Are you of those who believe?
أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ
That after we die and become dust and bones, we will be called to account?”
فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِى سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
He will look, and will see him in the pit of Hell.
قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ
He will say, “By God, you almost ruined me.
وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّى لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ
Were it not for the grace of my Lord, I would have been among the arraigned.”
إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
Except for our first death, and we will not be punished.”
لِمِثْلِ هَـٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ ٱلْعَـٰمِلُونَ
For the like of this let the workers work.
أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌۭ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
Is this a better hospitality, or the Tree of Bitterness?
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَـٰهَا فِتْنَةًۭ لِّلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
We made it an ordeal for the unjust.
إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌۭ تَخْرُجُ فِىٓ أَصْلِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
It is a tree that grows from the bottom of Hell.
طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينِ
Its fruits are like the devils’ heads.
فَإِنَّهُمْ لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ
They will eat from it, and fill their bellies with it.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًۭا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍۢ
Then, on top of it, they will have a brew of boiling liquid.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Then their return will be to the Blaze.
إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّينَ
They had found their parents astray.
فَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَـٰرِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ
And rushed along in their footsteps.
وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
And most of the ancients before them went astray.
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ
Even though We sent messengers to warn them.
فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ
So observe the end of those who were warned.
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
Except for the sincere servants of God.
وَلَقَدْ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٌۭ فَلَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُونَ
And Noah called out to Us, and We are the Best of responders.
وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
And We saved him and his family from the great calamity.
وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ
And We made his descendants the survivors.
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
And We left mention of him among those who succeeded.
سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍۢ فِى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Peace be upon Noah among all people.
إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
He was one of Our believing servants.
إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلْبٍۢ سَلِيمٍ
When he came to his Lord with a sound heart.
إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ
He said to his father and his people, “What are you worshiping?
أَئِفْكًا ءَالِهَةًۭ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ
Is it falsified gods, instead of God, that you want?
فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
So what is your opinion about the Lord of the Worlds?”
فَتَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ
But they turned their backs on him, and went away.
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
Then he turned to their gods, and said, “will you not eat?
فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًۢا بِٱلْيَمِينِ
Then he turned on them, striking with his right hand.
قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ
He said, “Do you worship what you carve?
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
When God created you, and what you manufacture?”
قَالُوا۟ ٱبْنُوا۟ لَهُۥ بُنْيَـٰنًۭا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِى ٱلْجَحِيمِ
They said, “Build a pyre for him, and throw him into the furnace.”
فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًۭا فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمُ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ
They wished him ill, but We made them the losers.
وَقَالَ إِنِّى ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ
He said, “I am going towards my Lord, and He will guide me.”
رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
“My Lord, give me one of the righteous.”
فَبَشَّرْنَـٰهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ حَلِيمٍۢ
So We gave him good news of a clement boy.
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْىَ قَالَ يَـٰبُنَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ فِى ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّىٓ أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَـٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
Then, when he was old enough to accompany him, he said, “O My son, I see in a dream that I am sacrificing you; see what you think.” He said, “O my Father, do as you are commanded; you will find me, God willing, one of the steadfast.”
فَلَمَّآ أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلْجَبِينِ
Then, when they had submitted, and he put his forehead down.
وَنَـٰدَيْنَـٰهُ أَن يَـٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ
We called out to him, “O Abraham!
قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ ٱلرُّءْيَآ ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
You have fulfilled the vision.” Thus We reward the doers of good.
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْبَلَـٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْمُبِينُ
This was certainly an evident test.
وَفَدَيْنَـٰهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍۢ
And We redeemed him with a great sacrifice.
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
And We left with him for later generations.
إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
He was one of Our believing servants.
وَبَشَّرْنَـٰهُ بِإِسْحَـٰقَ نَبِيًّۭا مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
And We gave him good news of Isaac, a prophet, one of the righteous.
وَبَـٰرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسْحَـٰقَ ۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌۭ وَظَالِمٌۭ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ مُبِينٌۭ
And We blessed him, and Isaac. But among their descendants are some who are righteous, and some who are clearly unjust to themselves.
وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ
And We blessed Moses and Aaron.
وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
And We delivered them and their people from the terrible disaster.
وَنَصَرْنَـٰهُمْ فَكَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ
And We supported them, and so they were the victors.
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمَا ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ٱلْمُسْتَبِينَ
And We gave them the Clarifying Scripture.
وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ
And We guided them upon the straight path.
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
And We left with them for later generations.
إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
They were of Our believing servants.
وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
Also Elijah was one of the messengers.
إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
He said to his people, “Do you not fear?
أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًۭا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَـٰلِقِينَ
Do you call on Baal, and forsake the Best of creators?
ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
God is your Lord, and the Lord of your ancestors.”
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ
But they called him a liar, and thus they will be brought forward.
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
Except for God’s sincere servants.
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
And We left with him for later generations.
إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
He was one of Our believing servants.
وَإِنَّ لُوطًۭا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
And Lot was one of the messengers.
إِذْ نَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ
We saved him and his family, all of them.
إِلَّا عَجُوزًۭا فِى ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ
Except for an old woman who lagged behind.
وَإِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِم مُّصْبِحِينَ
You pass by them in the morning.
وَبِٱلَّيْلِ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
And at night. Do you not understand?
وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
And Jonah was one of the messengers.
إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ
When he fled to the laden boat.
فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌۭ
Then the fish swallowed him, and he was to blame.
فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ
Had he not been one of those who praised.
لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ
He would have stayed in its belly until the Day they are raised.
۞ فَنَبَذْنَـٰهُ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌۭ
Then We threw him into the wilderness, and he was sick.
وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةًۭ مِّن يَقْطِينٍۢ
And We made a gourd tree grow over him.
وَأَرْسَلْنَـٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِا۟ئَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ
Then We sent him to a hundred thousand, or more.
فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعْنَـٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍۢ
And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment for a while.
فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ
Ask them, “Are the daughters for your Lord, while for them the sons?”
أَمْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَـٰثًۭا وَهُمْ شَـٰهِدُونَ
Or did We create the angels females, as they witnessed?”
أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ
No indeed! It is one of their lies when they say.
وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ
“God has begotten.” They are indeed lying.
مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
What is the matter with you? How do you judge?
فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَـٰبِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
Then bring your book, if you are telling the truth.
وَجَعَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُۥ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًۭا ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ ٱلْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ
And they invented a relationship between Him and the jinn. But the jinn know that they will be arraigned.
سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
God be glorified, far above what they allege.
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
Except for God’s sincere servants.
إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Except for he who will be roasting in Hell.
وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌۭ مَّعْلُومٌۭ
“There is not one of us but has an assigned position.
لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
“Had we received advice from the ancients.
لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
We would have been God's faithful servants.”
فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
But they rejected it, so they will find out.
وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
Our Word has already gone out to our servant messengers.
وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ
And Our troops will be the victors.
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Are they seeking to hasten Our punishment?
فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ
When it descends into their yard, miserable will be the morning of those forewarned.
سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Exalted be your Lord, the Lord of Glory, beyond their allegations.
Summarized notes on Surah As-Saaffaat
By the angels, the steadfast, and those who recite Quran, God is surely One. Stars are a protection against devil, so that they can't listen to the Higher Council. Ponder and take heed of God's creations. Disbelievers mock at Quran, Resurrection and Hereafter. They will be punished. No one will be of help on Last Day. Believers will be in Paradise, enjoying. In Hell, disbelievers eat from the tree of Zaqqum and drink boiling water.
Instances from lives of Prophets Nuh/Noah (PBUH), Ibrahim/Abraham (PBUH), Ishaaq/Isaac (PBUH), Musa/Moses (PBUH), Harun/Aaron (PBUH), Ilyas/Elias (PBUH) Lut/Lot (PBUH) and Yunus/Jonah (PBUH) are mentioned.
Forging lies against God is wrong. God has no daughters and no relations with the jinns. God will help believers. Withdraw from disbelievers for a while. They will be punished. Praise be upon God, and peace be upon God's Messengers.
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Quran Audio from alquran.cloud. Recitation by Sheikh Mishary bin Rashid Alafasy
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