| 1 | By those who set the ranks in battle order | |
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| 2 | And those who drive away (the wicked) with reproof | |
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| 3 | And those who read (the Word) for a reminder, | |
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| 4 | Lo! thy Lord is surely One; | |
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| 5 | Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all that is between them, and Lord of the sun's risings. | |
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| 6 | Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets; | |
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| 7 | With security from every froward devil. | |
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| 8 | They cannot listen to the Highest Chiefs for they are pelted from every side, | |
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| 9 | Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment; | |
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| 10 | Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame. | |
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| 11 | Then ask them (O Muhammad): Are they stronger as a creation, or those (others) whom we have created? Lo! We created them of plastic clay. | |
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| 12 | Nay, but thou dost marvel when they mock | |
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| 13 | And heed not when they are reminded, | |
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| 14 | And seek to scoff when they behold a portent. | |
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| 15 | And they say: Lo! this is mere magic; | |
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| 16 | When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised (again)? | |
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| 17 | And our forefathers? | |
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| 18 | Say (O Muhammad): Ye, in truth; and ye will be brought low. | |
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| 19 | There is but one Shout, and lo! they behold, | |
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| 20 | And say: Ah, woe for us! This is the Day of Judgment. | |
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| 21 | This is the Day of Separation, which ye used to deny. | |
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| 22 | (And it is said unto the angels): Assemble those who did wrong, together with their wives and what they used to worship | |
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| 23 | Instead of Allah, and lead them to the path to hell; | |
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| 24 | And stop them, for they must be questioned. | |
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| 25 | What aileth you that ye help not one another? | |
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| 26 | Nay, but this day they make full submission. | |
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| 27 | And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning. | |
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| 28 | They say: Lo! ye used to come unto us, imposing, (swearing that ye spoke the truth). | |
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| 29 | They answer: Nay, but ye (yourselves) were not believers. | |
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| 30 | We had no power over you, but ye were wayward folk. | |
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| 31 | Now the Word of our Lord hath been fulfilled concerning us. Lo! we are about to taste (the doom). | |
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| 32 | Thus we misled you. Lo! we were (ourselves) astray. | |
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| 33 | Then lo! this day they (both) are sharers in the doom. | |
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| 34 | Lo! thus deal We with the guilty. | |
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| 35 | For when it was said unto them, There is no Allah save Allah, they were scornful | |
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| 36 | And said: Shall we forsake our gods for a mad poet? | |
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| 37 | Nay, but he brought the Truth, and he confirmed those sent (before him). | |
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| 38 | Lo! (now) verily ye taste the painful doom - | |
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| 39 | Ye are requited naught save what ye did - | |
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| 40 | Save single-minded slaves of Allah; | |
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| 41 | For them there is a known provision, | |
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| 42 | Fruits. And they will be honoured | |
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| 43 | In the Gardens of delight, | |
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| 44 | On couches facing one another; | |
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| 45 | A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them, | |
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| 46 | White, delicious to the drinkers, | |
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| 47 | Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby. | |
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| 48 | And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes, | |
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| 49 | (Pure) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich). | |
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| 50 | And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning. | |
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| 51 | A speaker of them saith: Lo! I had a comrade | |
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| 52 | Who used to say: Art thou in truth of those who put faith (in his words)? | |
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| 53 | Can we, when we are dead and have become mere dust and bones - can we (then) verily be brought to book? | |
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| 54 | He saith: Will ye look? | |
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| 55 | Then looketh he and seeth him in the depth of hell. | |
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| 56 | He saith: By Allah, thou verily didst all but cause my ruin, | |
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| 57 | And had it not been for the favour of my Lord, I too had been of those haled forth (to doom). | |
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| 58 | Are we then not to die | |
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| 59 | Saving our former death, and are we not to be punished? | |
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| 60 | Lo! this is the supreme triumph. | |
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| 61 | For the like of this, then, let the workers work. | |
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| 62 | Is this better as a welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum? | |
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| 63 | Lo! We have appointed it a torment for wrong-doers. | |
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| 64 | Lo! it is a tree that springeth in the heart of hell. | |
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| 65 | Its crop is as it were the heads of devils | |
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| 66 | And lo! they verily must eat thereof, and fill (their) bellies therewith. | |
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| 67 | And afterward, lo! thereupon they have a drink of boiling water | |
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| 68 | And afterward, lo! their return is surely unto hell. | |
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| 69 | They indeed found their fathers astray, | |
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| 70 | But they make haste (to follow) in their footsteps. | |
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| 71 | And verily most of the men of old went astray before them, | |
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| 72 | And verily We sent among them warners. | |
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| 73 | Then see the nature of the consequence for those warned, | |
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| 74 | Save single-minded slaves of Allah. | |
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| 75 | And Noah verily prayed unto Us, and gracious was the Hearer of his prayer | |
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| 76 | And We saved him and his household from the great distress, | |
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| 77 | And made his seed the survivors, | |
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| 78 | And left for him among the later folk (the salutation): | |
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| 79 | Peace be unto Noah among the peoples! | |
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| 80 | Lo! thus do We reward the good. | |
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| 81 | Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves. | |
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| 82 | Then We did drown the others. | |
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| 83 | And lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraham | |
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| 84 | When he came unto his Lord with a whole heart; | |
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| 85 | When he said unto his father and his folk: What is it that ye worship? | |
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| 86 | Is it a falsehood - gods beside Allah - that ye desire? | |
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| 87 | What then is your opinion of the Lord of the Worlds? | |
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| 88 | And he glanced a glance at the stars | |
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| 89 | Then said: Lo! I feel sick! | |
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| 90 | And they turned their backs and went away from him. | |
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| 91 | Then turned he to their gods and said: Will ye not eat? | |
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| 92 | What aileth you that ye speak not? | |
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| 93 | Then he attacked them, striking with his right hand. | |
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| 94 | And (his people) came toward him, hastening. | |
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| 95 | He said: Worship ye that which ye yourselves do carve | |
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| 96 | When Allah hath created you and what ye make? | |
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| 97 | They said: Build for him a building and fling him in the red-hotfire. | |
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| 98 | And they designed a snare for him, but We made them the undermost. | |
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| 99 | And he said: Lo! I am going unto my Lord Who will guide me. | |
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| 100 | My Lord! Vouchsafe me of the righteous. | |
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| 101 | So We gave him tidings of a gentle son. | |
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| 102 | And when (his son) was old enough to walk with him, (Abraham) said: O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou? He said: O my father! Do that which thou art commanded. Allah willing, thou shalt find me of the steadfast. | |
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| 103 | Then, when they had both surrendered (to Allah), and he had flung him down upon his face, | |
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| 104 | We called unto him: O Abraham! | |
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| 105 | Thou hast already fulfilled the vision. Lo! thus do We reward the good. | |
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| 106 | Lo! that verily was a clear test. | |
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| 107 | Then We ransomed him with a tremendous victim. | |
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| 108 | And We left for him among the later folk (the salutation): | |
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| 109 | Peace be unto Abraham! | |
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| 110 | Thus do We reward the good. | |
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| 111 | Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves. | |
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| 112 | And we gave him tidings of the birth of Isaac, a prophet of the righteous. | |
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| 113 | And We blessed him and Isaac. And of their seed are some who do good, and some who plainly wrong themselves. | |
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| 114 | And We verily gave grace unto Moses and Aaron, | |
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| 115 | And saved them and their people from the great distress, | |
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| 116 | And helped them so that they became the victors. | |
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| 117 | And We gave them the clear Scripture | |
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| 118 | And showed them the right path. | |
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| 119 | And We left for them among the later folk (the salutation): | |
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| 120 | Peace be unto Moses and Aaron! | |
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| 121 | Lo! thus do We reward the good. | |
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| 122 | Lo! they are two of Our believing slaves. | |
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| 123 | And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn), | |
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| 124 | When he said unto his folk: Will ye not ward off (evil)? | |
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| 125 | Will ye cry unto Baal and forsake the Best of creators, | |
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| 126 | Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers? | |
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| 127 | But they denied him, so they surely will be haled forth (to the doom) | |
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| 128 | Save single-minded slaves of Allah. | |
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| 129 | And we left for him among the later folk (the salutation): | |
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| 130 | Peace be unto Elias! | |
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| 131 | Lo! thus do We reward the good. | |
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| 132 | Lo! he is one of our believing slaves. | |
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| 133 | And lo! Lot verily was of those sent (to warn). | |
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| 134 | When We saved him and his household, every one, | |
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| 135 | Save an old woman among those who stayed behind; | |
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| 136 | Then We destroyed the others. | |
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| 137 | And lo! ye verily pass by (the ruin of) them in the morning | |
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| 138 | And at night-time; have ye then no sense? | |
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| 139 | And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn) | |
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| 140 | When he fled unto the laden ship, | |
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| 141 | And then drew lots and was of those rejected; | |
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| 142 | And the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy; | |
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| 143 | And had he not been one of those who glorify (Allah) | |
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| 144 | He would have tarried in its belly till the day when they are raised; | |
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| 145 | Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick; | |
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| 146 | And We caused a tree of gourd to grow above him; | |
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| 147 | And We sent him to a hundred thousand (folk) or more | |
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| 148 | And they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while. | |
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| 149 | Now ask them (O Muhammad): Hath thy Lord daughters whereas they have sons? | |
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| 150 | Or created We the angels females while they were present? | |
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| 151 | Lo! it is of their falsehood that they say: | |
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| 152 | Allah hath begotten. Allah! verily they tell a lie. | |
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| 153 | (And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons. | |
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| 154 | What aileth you? How judge ye? | |
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| 155 | Will ye not then reflect? | |
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| 156 | Or have ye a clear warrant? | |
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| 157 | Then produce your writ, if ye are truthful. | |
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| 158 | And they imagine kinship between him and the jinn, whereas the jinn know well that they will be brought before (Him). | |
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| 159 | Glorified be Allah from that which they attribute (unto Him), | |
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| 160 | Save single-minded slaves of Allah. | |
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| 161 | Lo! verily, ye and that which ye worship, | |
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| 162 | Ye cannot excite (anyone) against Him. | |
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| 163 | Save him who is to burn in hell. | |
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| 164 | There is not one of us but hath his known position. | |
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| 165 | Lo! we, even we are they who set the ranks, | |
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| 166 | Lo! we, even we are they who hymn His praise | |
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| 167 | And indeed they used to say: | |
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| 168 | If we had but a reminder from the men of old | |
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| 169 | We would be single-minded slaves of Allah. | |
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| 170 | Yet (now that it is come) they disbelieve therein; but they will come to know. | |
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| 171 | And verily Our word went forth of old unto Our bondmen sent (to warn) | |
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| 172 | That they verily would be helped, | |
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| 173 | And that Our host, they verily would be the victors. | |
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| 174 | So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) awhile, | |
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| 175 | And watch, for they will (soon) see. | |
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| 176 | Would they hasten on Our doom? | |
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| 177 | But when it cometh home to them, then it will be a hapless morn for those who have been warned. | |
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| 178 | Withdraw from them awhile | |
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| 179 | And watch, for they will (soon) see. | |
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| 180 | Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him) | |
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| 181 | And peace be unto those sent (to warn). | |
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| 182 | And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds! | |
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