Surah Ali Imran 3:42–54

آل عمران

Surah 3 · Ruku 5 of 20 · ayahs 42–54 · Juz 3 · pages 55–57 · Madani

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Ali Imran 3:42

وَإِذْ قَالَتِ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَٰمَرْيَمُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَٱصْطَفَىٰكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَآءِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿42﴾

And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.

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1And whenوَإِذْwa-idhCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen
2SaidقَالَتِqalatiF
3The angelsالْمَلَائِكَةُl-mala'ikatuIالthe+مَلَائِكَةُAngels
4O maryيَامَرْيَمُyamaryamuCBIVOC+PNيَاO+مَرْيَمُMary
5IndeedإِنَّinnaH
6Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
7Has chosen youاصْطَفَاكِistafakiCBFV+PRONATTاصْطَفَاHas chosen+كِyou / your
8And purified youوَطَهَّرَكِwatahharakiCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+طَهَّرَPurified+كِyou / your
9And chosen youوَاصْطَفَاكِwa-istafakiCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+اصْطَفَاChosen+كِyou / your
10Overعَلَى'alaH
11The womenنِسَاءِnisa'iI
12Of the worldsالْعَالَمِينَl-'alaminaIالthe+عَالَمِينَOf the worlds

Ali Imran 3:43

يَٰمَرْيَمُ ٱقْنُتِى لِرَبِّكِ وَٱسْجُدِى وَٱرْكَعِى مَعَ ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ ﴿43﴾

O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]."

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1O maryيَامَرْيَمُyamaryamuCBIVOC+PNيَاO+مَرْيَمُMary
2Be obedientاقْنُتِيuqnutiF
3To your LordلِرَبِّكِlirabbikiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+رَبِّYour Lord+كِyou / your
4And prostrateوَاسْجُدِيwa-usjudiCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اسْجُدِيProstrate
5And bow downوَارْكَعِيwa-irka'iCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ارْكَعِيBow down
6Withمَعَma'aI
7Those who bow downالرَّاكِعِينَl-raki'inaIالthe+رَاكِعِينَThose who bow down

Ali Imran 3:44

ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآءِ ٱلْغَيْبِ نُوحِيهِ إِلَيْكَ ۚ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ يُلْقُونَ أَقْلَٰمَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ يَكْفُلُ مَرْيَمَ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ ﴿44﴾

That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]. And you were not with them when they cast their pens as to which of them should be responsible for Mary. Nor were you with them when they disputed.

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1ThatذَلِكَdhalikaI
2Is fromمِنْminH
3The newsأَنْبَاءِanba'iI
4Of the unseenالْغَيْبِl-ghaybiIالthe+غَيْبِOf the unseen
5We reveal itنُوحِيهِnuhihiCBFV+PRONATTنُوحِيWe reveal+هِhim / his / it
6To youإِلَيْكَilaykaCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+كَyou / your
7And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
8You wereكُنْتَkuntaF
9With themلَدَيْهِمْladayhimCBILOC+PRONATTلَدَيْWith+هِمْthem / their
10WhenإِذْidhI
11They castيُلْقُونَyulqunaF
12Their pensأَقْلَامَهُمْaqlamahumCBIN+PRONATTأَقْلَامَTheir pens+هُمْthem / their
13As to which of themأَيُّهُمْayyuhumCBIINTG+PRONATTأَيُّAs to which of+هُمْthem / their
14Takes charge ofيَكْفُلُyakfuluF
15MaryمَرْيَمَmaryamaI
16And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
17You wereكُنْتَkuntaF
18With themلَدَيْهِمْladayhimCBILOC+PRONATTلَدَيْWith+هِمْthem / their
19WhenإِذْidhI
20They were disputingيَخْتَصِمُونَyakhtasimunaF

Ali Imran 3:45

إِذْ قَالَتِ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَٰمَرْيَمُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكِ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِّنْهُ ٱسْمُهُ ٱلْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَجِيهًا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْءَاخِرَةِ وَمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ ﴿45﴾

[And mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allah].

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1WhenإِذْidhI
2SaidقَالَتِqalatiF
3The angelsالْمَلَائِكَةُl-mala'ikatuIالthe+مَلَائِكَةُAngels
4O maryيَامَرْيَمُyamaryamuCBIVOC+PNيَاO+مَرْيَمُMary
5IndeedإِنَّinnaH
6Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
7Gives you glad tidingsيُبَشِّرُكِyubashirukiCBFV+PRONATTيُبَشِّرُGives you glad tidings+كِyou / your
8Of a wordبِكَلِمَةٍbikalimatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+كَلِمَةٍOf a word
9From himمِنْهُminhuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُhim / his / it
10His nameاسْمُهُusmuhuCBIN+PRONATTاسْمُHis name+هُhim / his / it
11Is the messiahالْمَسِيحُl-masihuIالthe+مَسِيحُIs the messiah
12Jesusعِيسَى'isaI
13SonابْنُubnuI
14Of maryمَرْيَمَmaryamaI
15HonoredوَجِيهًاwajihanI
16InفِيfiH
17The worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاWorld
18And in the Hereafterوَالْآخِرَةِwal-akhiratiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+آخِرَةِIn the Hereafter
19And ofوَمِنَwaminaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنَOf
20Those brought near to Allahالْمُقَرَّبِينَl-muqarabinaIالthe+مُقَرَّبِينَThose brought near to Allah

Ali Imran 3:46

وَيُكَلِّمُ ٱلنَّاسَ فِى ٱلْمَهْدِ وَكَهْلًا وَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿46﴾

He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous."

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1And he will speakوَيُكَلِّمُwayukallimuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُكَلِّمُHe will speak
2To the peopleالنَّاسَl-nasaIالthe+نَاسَTo the people
3InفِيfiH
4The cradleالْمَهْدِl-mahdiIالthe+مَهْدِCradle
5And in maturityوَكَهْلًاwakahlanCBICONJ+Nوَand+كَهْلًاIn maturity
6And he will be ofوَمِنَwaminaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنَHe will be of
7The righteousالصَّالِحِينَl-salihinaIالthe+صَالِحِينَRighteous

Ali Imran 3:47

قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ ۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ ٱللَّهُ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ﴿47﴾

She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is Allah; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is.

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1She saidقَالَتْqalatF
2My LordرَبِّrabbiI
3HowأَنَّىannaH
4Is [it]يَكُونُyakunuF
5For meلِيliCBHP+PRONATTلِfor / to+يme / my
6A boyوَلَدٌwaladunI
7And has notوَلَمْwalamCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَمْHas not
8Touched meيَمْسَسْنِيyamsasniCBFV+PRONATTيَمْسَسْTouched+نِيme
9Any manبَشَرٌbasharunI
10He saidقَالَqalaF
11ThusكَذَلِكِkadhalikiCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكِThus
12Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
13CreatesيَخْلُقُyakhluquF
14WhatمَاmaI
15He willsيَشَاءُyasha'uF
16WhenإِذَاidhaI
17He decreesقَضَىqadaF
18A matterأَمْرًاamranI
19Then onlyفَإِنَّمَاfa-innamaCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّindeed=مَاonly
20He saysيَقُولُyaquluF
21To itلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
22BeكُنْkunF
23And it becomesفَيَكُونُfayakunuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+يَكُونُAnd it becomes

Ali Imran 3:48

وَيُعَلِّمُهُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ ﴿48﴾

And He will teach him writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel

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1And he will teach himوَيُعَلِّمُهُwayu'allimuhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يُعَلِّمُHe will teach+هُhim / his / it
2The Bookالْكِتَابَl-kitabaIالthe+كِتَابَBook
3And [the] wisdomوَالْحِكْمَةَwal-hikmataCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+حِكْمَةَ[the] wisdom
4And the Torahوَالتَّوْرَاةَwal-tawrataCBICONJ+PNوَand+الthe+تَوْرَاةَTorah
5And the injeelوَالْإِنْجِيلَwal-injilaCBICONJ+PNوَand+الthe+إِنْجِيلَInjeel

Ali Imran 3:49

وَرَسُولًا إِلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَنِّى قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ أَنِّىٓ أَخْلُقُ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطِّينِ كَهَيْـَٔةِ ٱلطَّيْرِ فَأَنفُخُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيْرًۢا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَأُبْرِئُ ٱلْأَكْمَهَ وَٱلْأَبْرَصَ وَأُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَدَّخِرُونَ فِى بُيُوتِكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةً لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿49﴾

And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allah. And I cure the blind and the leper, and I give life to the dead - by permission of Allah. And I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your houses. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers.

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1And make him a MessengerوَرَسُولًاwarasulanCBICONJ+Nوَand+رَسُولًاMake him a Messenger
2ToإِلَىilaH
3The childrenبَنِيbaniI
4Of israelإِسْرَائِيلَisra'ilaI
5Indeed iأَنِّيanniCBHACC+PRONATTأَIndeed i+نيme
6[surely]قَدْqadH
7[i] have come to youجِئْتُكُمْji'tukumCBFV+PRONATTجِئْتُ[i] have come to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
8With a signبِآيَةٍbi-ayatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+آيَةٍA sign
9FromمِنْminH
10Your LordرَبِّكُمْrabbikumCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
11That iأَنِّيanniCBHACC+PRONATTأَThat i+نيme
12[i] designأَخْلُقُakhluquF
13For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
14FromمِنَminaH
15[the] clayالطِّينِl-tiniIالthe+طِينِ[the] clay
16Like the formكَهَيْئَةِkahay'atiCBIP+Nكَlike+هَيْئَةِThe form
17Of the birdالطَّيْرِl-tayriIالthe+طَيْرِOf the bird
18Then i breathفَأَنْفُخُfa-anfukhuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَنْفُخُI breath
19Into itفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيInto+هِhim / his / it
20And it becomesفَيَكُونُfayakunuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+يَكُونُAnd it becomes
21A birdطَيْرًاtayranI
22By the permissionبِإِذْنِbi-idhniCBIP+Nبِwith / in+إِذْنِThe permission
23Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
24And i cureوَأُبْرِئُwa-ubri'uCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أُبْرِئُI cure
25The blindالْأَكْمَهَl-akmahaIالthe+أَكْمَهَBlind
26And the leperوَالْأَبْرَصَwal-abrasaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَبْرَصَLeper
27And i give lifeوَأُحْيِwa-uhyiCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أُحْيِيI give life
28To the deadالْمَوْتَىl-mawtaIالthe+مَوْتَىTo the dead
29By the permissionبِإِذْنِbi-idhniCBIP+Nبِwith / in+إِذْنِThe permission
30Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
31And i inform youوَأُنَبِّئُكُمْwa-unabbi'ukumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أُنَبِّئُI inform+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
32Of whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاOf what
33You eatتَأْكُلُونَta'kulunaF
34And whatوَمَاwamaCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَاWhat
35You storeتَدَّخِرُونَtaddakhirunaF
36InفِيfiH
37Your housesبُيُوتِكُمْbuyutikumCBIN+PRONATTبُيُوتِYour houses+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
38IndeedإِنَّinnaH
39InفِيfiH
40ThatذَلِكَdhalikaI
41Is surely a signلَآيَةًla-ayatanCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+آيَةًIs surely a sign
42For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
43IfإِنْinH
44You areكُنْتُمْkuntumF
45Believersمُؤْمِنِينَmu'mininaI

Ali Imran 3:50

وَمُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَىَّ مِنَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ وَلِأُحِلَّ لَكُم بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى حُرِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ وَجِئْتُكُم بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴿50﴾

And [I have come] confirming what was before me of the Torah and to make lawful for you some of what was forbidden to you. And I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear Allah and obey me.

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1And confirmingوَمُصَدِّقًاwamusaddiqanCBICONJ+Nوَand+مُصَدِّقًاConfirming
2That whichلِمَاlimaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَاThat which
3WasبَيْنَbaynaI
4Before meيَدَيَّyadayyaCBIN+PRONATTيَدَBefore+يَّme / my
5OfمِنَminaH
6The Torahالتَّوْرَاةِl-tawratiIالthe+تَوْرَاةِTorah
7And so that i make lawfulوَلِأُحِلَّwali-uhillaCBFCONJ+P+Vوَand+لِfor / to+أُحِلَّSo that i make lawful
8For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
9Someبَعْضَba'daI
10Of that whichالَّذِيalladhiI
11Was forbiddenحُرِّمَhurrimaF
12To youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
13And i have come to youوَجِئْتُكُمْwaji'tukumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+جِئْتُI have come to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
14With a signبِآيَةٍbi-ayatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+آيَةٍA sign
15FromمِنْminH
16Your LordرَبِّكُمْrabbikumCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
17So fearفَاتَّقُواfa-ittaquCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اتَّقُواFear
18Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
19And obey meوَأَطِيعُونِwa-ati'uniCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَطِيعُObey me+ونِme

Ali Imran 3:51

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ ۗ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ ﴿51﴾

Indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is the straight path."

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
3Is my LordرَبِّيrabbiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّIs my Lord+يme / my
4And your LordوَرَبُّكُمْwarabbukumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَبُّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
5So worship himفَاعْبُدُوهُfa-u'buduhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+اعْبُدُوWorship+هُhim / his / it
6ThisهَذَاhadhaI
7Is the pathصِرَاطٌsiratunI
8StraightمُسْتَقِيمٌmustaqimunI

Ali Imran 3:52

فَلَمَّآ أَحَسَّ عِيسَىٰ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْكُفْرَ قَالَ مَنْ أَنصَارِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أَنصَارُ ٱللَّهِ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَٱشْهَدْ بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ ﴿52﴾

But when Jesus felt [persistence in] disbelief from them, he said, "Who are my supporters for [the cause of] Allah?" The disciples said, "We are supporters for Allah. We have believed in Allah and testify that we are Muslims [submitting to Him].

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1Then whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen
2PerceivedأَحَسَّahassaF
3Jesusعِيسَى'isaI
4From themمِنْهُمُminhumuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُمُthem / their
5[the] disbeliefالْكُفْرَl-kufraIالthe+كُفْرَ[the] disbelief
6He saidقَالَqalaF
7WhoمَنْmanI
8Will be my helpersأَنْصَارِيansariI
9ToإِلَىilaH
10Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
11SaidقَالَqalaF
12The disciplesالْحَوَارِيُّونَl-hawariyunaIالthe+حَوَارِيُّونَDisciples
13WeنَحْنُnahnuI
14Will be the helpersأَنْصَارُansaruI
15Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
16We believe[d]آمَنَّاamannaF
17In Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
18And bear witnessوَاشْهَدْwa-ishhadCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اشْهَدْBear witness
19That weبِأَنَّاbi-annaCBHP+ACC+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَThat we+ناus / our
20Are muslimsمُسْلِمُونَmuslimunaI

Ali Imran 3:53

رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا بِمَآ أَنزَلْتَ وَٱتَّبَعْنَا ٱلرَّسُولَ فَٱكْتُبْنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ ﴿53﴾

Our Lord, we have believed in what You revealed and have followed the messenger Jesus, so register us among the witnesses [to truth]."

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1Our LordرَبَّنَاrabbanaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّOur Lord+نَاus / our
2We believe[d]آمَنَّاamannaF
3In whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاWhat
4You revealedأَنْزَلْتَanzaltaF
5And we follow[ed]وَاتَّبَعْنَاwa-ittaba'naCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اتَّبَعْنَاWe follow[ed]
6The Messengerالرَّسُولَl-rasulaIالthe+رَسُولَMessenger
7Then write usفَاكْتُبْنَاfa-uktubnaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+اكْتُبْWrite+نَاus / our
8Amongمَعَma'aI
9The witnessesالشَّاهِدِينَl-shahidinaIالthe+شَاهِدِينَWitnesses

Ali Imran 3:54

وَمَكَرُوا۟ وَمَكَرَ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرُ ٱلْمَٰكِرِينَ ﴿54﴾

And the disbelievers planned, but Allah planned. And Allah is the best of planners.

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1And they schemedوَمَكَرُواwamakaruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+مَكَرُواThey schemed
2And plannedوَمَكَرَwamakaraCBFCONJ+Vوَand+مَكَرَPlanned
3Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
4And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah
5Is the bestخَيْرُkhayruI
6Of the plannersالْمَاكِرِينَl-makirinaIالthe+مَاكِرِينَOf the planners

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.

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