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By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast; |
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And those that lift and bear away heavy weights; |
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And those that flow with ease and gentleness; |
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And those that distribute and apportion by command -- |
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Verily that which ye are promised is true; |
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And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass. |
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By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths, |
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Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant, |
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Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded. |
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Woe to the falsehood-mongers -- |
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Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion: |
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They ask, "when will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?" |
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(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire! |
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"Taste ye your trial!
this is what ye used to ask to be hastened!" |
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As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs, |
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Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them,
because, before then, they lived a good life. |
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They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night, |
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And in the hours of early dawn, They (were found) praying for Forgiveness; |
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And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy), him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking). |
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On the earth are Signs for those of assured Faith, |
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As also in your own selves:
will ye not then see? |
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And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised. |
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Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other. |
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Has the story reached thee, of the honored guests of Abraham? |
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Behold, they entered His presence, and said: "Peace!"
He said, "Peace!"
(and thought, "these seem) unusual people." |
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Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf. |
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And placed it before them...
He said, "Will ye not eat?" |
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(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them.
They said, "Fear not,"
and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge. |
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But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said:
"a barren old woman!" |
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They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken:
and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge." |
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(Abraham) said: "And what, o ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?" |
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They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin -- |
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"To bring on, on them (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone), |
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"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds." |
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Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there. |
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But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house: |
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And We left there a Signs for such as fear the Grievous Penalty. |
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And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest. |
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But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!" |
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So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea:
and his was the blame. |
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And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind: |
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It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness. |
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And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!" |
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But they insolently defied the command of their Lord:
so the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on. |
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Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves. |
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So were the people of Noah before them:
for they wickedly transgressed. |
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With the power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of Space. |
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And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: how excellently We do spread out! |
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And of everything We have created pairs: that ye may receive instruction. |
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Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah:
I am from Him a warner to you, clear and open! |
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And make not another an object of worship with Allah:
I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open! |
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Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed" |
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Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another?
Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds! |
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So turn away from them: not thine is the blame. |
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But teach (thy Message): for teaching benefits the Believers. |
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I have only created jinns and men, that they may serve Me. |
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No sustenance do I require of them nor do I require that they should feed Me. |
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For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance, Lord of Power, Steadfast (for ever). |
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For the wrongdoers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations):
then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)! |
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Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that day of theirs which they have been promised! ********* |