Each word opens its meaning. ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ لَا يُتْبِعُونَ مَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ مَنًّۭا وَلَآ أَذًۭى ۙ لَّهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ
Those who spend
Their substance in the cause
Of God, and follow not up
Their gifts with reminders
Of their generosity
Or with injury,—for them
Their reward is with their Lord:
On them shall be no fear,
Nor shall they grieve.
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Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:262 Each word opens its meaning. وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ءَايَـٰتِنَا فَٱنسَلَخَ مِنْهَا فَأَتْبَعَهُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَاوِينَ
Relate to them the story
Of the man to whom
We sent Our Signs,
But he passed them by:
So Satan followed him up,
And he went astray.
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Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:175 Each word opens its meaning. ۞ وَجَـٰوَزْنَا بِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ بَغْيًۭا وَعَدْوًا ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَدْرَكَهُ ٱلْغَرَقُ قَالَ ءَامَنتُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنَتْ بِهِۦ بَنُوٓا۟ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
We took the Children
Of Israel across the sea:
Pharaoh and his hosts followed them
In insolence and spite.
At length, when overwhelmed
With the flood, he said:
"I believe that there is no god
Except Him Whom the Children
Of Israel believe in:
I am of those who submit
(To God in Islām)."
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Surah Yunus, verse 10:90 Each word opens its meaning. وَأُتْبِعُوا۟ فِى هَـٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعْنَةًۭ وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ عَادًۭا كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًۭا لِّعَادٍۢ قَوْمِ هُودٍۢ
And they were pursued
By a Curse in this Life,
And on the Day of Judgment.
Ah! Behold! For the ’Ād
Rejected their Lord and Cherisher
Ah! Behold! Removed (from sight)
Were ’Ād the People of Hūd!
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Surah Hud, verse 11:60 Each word opens its meaning. وَأُتْبِعُوا۟ فِى هَـٰذِهِۦ لَعْنَةًۭ وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۚ بِئْسَ ٱلرِّفْدُ ٱلْمَرْفُودُ
And they are followed
By a curse in this (life)
And on the Day of Judgment:
And woeful is the gift
Which shall be given
(Unto them)!
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Surah Hud, verse 11:99 Each word opens its meaning. إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ
But any that gains a hearing
By stealth, is pursued
By a flaming fire, bright (to see).
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Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:18 Each word opens its meaning. فَأَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا
One (such) way he followed,
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Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:85 Each word opens its meaning. ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا
Then followed he (another) way,
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Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:89 Each word opens its meaning. ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا
Then followed he (another) way,
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Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:92 Each word opens its meaning. فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ بِجُنُودِهِۦ فَغَشِيَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمْ
Then Pharaoh pursued them
With his forces, but
The waters completely overwhelmed
Them and covered them up.
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Surah Taha, verse 20:78 Each word opens its meaning. ثُمَّ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا تَتْرَا ۖ كُلَّ مَا جَآءَ أُمَّةًۭ رَّسُولُهَا كَذَّبُوهُ ۚ فَأَتْبَعْنَا بَعْضَهُم بَعْضًۭا وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ أَحَادِيثَ ۚ فَبُعْدًۭا لِّقَوْمٍۢ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Then sent We Our apostles
In succession: every time
There came to a people
Their apostle, they accused him
Of falsehood: so We made
Them follow each other
(In punishment): We made them
As a tale (that is told):
So away with a people
That will not believe!
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Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 23:44 Each word opens its meaning. فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ
So they pursued them
At sunrise.
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Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:60 Each word opens its meaning. وَأَتْبَعْنَـٰهُمْ فِى هَـٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعْنَةًۭ ۖ وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ هُم مِّنَ ٱلْمَقْبُوحِينَ
In this world We made
A Curse to follow them:
And on the Day of Judgment
They will be among
The loathed (and despised).
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Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:42 Each word opens its meaning. إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌۭ ثَاقِبٌۭ
Except such as snatch away
Something by stealth, and they
Are pursued by a flaming
Fire, of piercing brightness.
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Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:10 Each word opens its meaning. ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
So shall We make
Later (generations)
Follow them.
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Surah Al-Mursalat, verse 77:17