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By the Sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs; |
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By the promised Day (of Judgment); |
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By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness -- |
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Woe to the makers of the pit (of Fire), |
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Fire supplied (abundantly) with Fuel: |
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Behold! they sat over against the (fire). |
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And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers. |
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And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah,
Exalted in Power, worthy of all Praise! -- |
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Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth!
and Allah is Witness to all things. |
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Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell:
they will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire. |
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For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens, Beneath which Rivers flow:
that is the great Salvation, (the fulfillment of all desires). |
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Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord. |
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It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life). |
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And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of loving-kindness, |
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Lord of the Throne of Glory, |
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Doer (without let) of all that He intends. |
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Has the story reached thee, of the Forces -- |
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Of Pharaoh and the Thamud? |
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And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)! |
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But Allah doth encompass them from behind! |
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Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'án, |
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(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved! ********* |