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By those [angels] ranged in rows
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who rebuke reproachfull
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and recite God’s word
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truly your God is One
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Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between them, Lord of every sunrise
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We have adorned the lowest heaven with stars
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and made them a safeguard against every rebellious devil
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they cannot eavesdrop on the Higher Assembly––pelted from every side
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driven away, they will have perpetual torment–&ndash
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if any [of them] stealthily snatches away a fragment, he will be pursued by a piercing flame
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So [Prophet], ask the disbelievers: is it harder to create them than other beings We have created? We created them from sticky clay
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You marvel as they scoff
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take no heed when they are warned
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and resort to ridicule when they see a sign
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saying, ‘This is no more than blatant sorcery.’
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‘What! After we have died and become dust and bones, shall we really be raised up again
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along with our forefathers?’
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Say, ‘Yes indeed, and you will be humiliated.’
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Just one blast and––lo and behold!––they will loo
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and say, ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgement.’
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[It will be said], ‘This is the Day of Decision, which you used to deny
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[Angels], gather together those who did wrong, and others like them, as well as whatever they worshippe
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beside God, lead them all to the path of Hell
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and halt them for questioning
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“Why do you not support each other now?” ’–&ndash
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no indeed! They will be in complete submission on that Day–&ndash
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and they will turn on one another accusingly
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They will say, ‘You came to us from a position of power.’
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They will say, ‘No! It was you who would not believe
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we had no power over you- and you were already exceeding all limits
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Our Lord’s sentence on us is just and we must all taste the punishment
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We led you astray as we ourselves were astray.’
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On that Day they will all share the torment
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this is how We deal with the guilty
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Whenever it was said to them, ‘There is no deity but God,’ they became arrogant
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and said, ‘Are we to forsake our gods for a mad poet?’
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‘No: he brought the truth and confirmed the earlier messengers
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you will taste the painful torment
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and be repaid only according to your deeds.’
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Not so God’s true servants
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They will have familiar provisions–&ndash
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fruits- and will be honoure
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in gardens of delight
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seated on couches, facing one another
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A drink will be passed round among them from a flowing spring
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white, delicious to those who taste it
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causing no headiness or intoxication
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With them will be spouses- modest of gaze and beautiful of eye
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like protected eggs
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They will turn to one another with questions
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one will say, ‘I had a close companion on eart
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who used to ask me, “Do you really believe tha
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after we die and become dust and bone, we shall be brought for judgement?”&rsquo
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Then he will say, ‘Shall we look for him?’
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He will look down and see him in the midst of the Fire
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and say to him, ‘By God, you almost brought me to ruin
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Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I too would have been taken to Hell.’
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Then he will say [to his blessed companions], ‘Are we never to die again after our earlier death
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Shall we never suffer
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This truly is the supreme triumph!’
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Everyone should strive to attain this
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Is this the better welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum
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which we have made a test for the evildoers
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This tree grows in the heart of the blazing Fire
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and its fruits are like devils’ heads
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They will fill their bellies eating from it
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then drink scalding water on top of it
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then return to the blazing Fire
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They found their forefathers astray
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and rushed to follow in their footsteps- before the disbelievers [of Mecca]
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most men in the past went astray
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even though We sent messengers to warn them
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See how those who were warned met their end
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Not so the true servants of God
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Noah cried to Us, and how excellent was Our response
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We saved him and his people from great distress
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We let his offspring remain on the earth
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We let him be praised by later generations
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‘Peace be upon Noah among all the nations!’
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This is how We reward those who do good
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he was truly one of Our faithful servants
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We drowned the rest
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Abraham was of the same faith
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he came to his Lord with a devoted heart
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He said to his father and his people, ‘What are you worshipping
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How can you choose false gods instead of the true God
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So what is your opinion about the Lord of all the Worlds?’
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then he looked up to the stars
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He said, ‘I am sick,’
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so [his people] turned away from him and left
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He turned to their gods and said
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‘Do you not eat? Why do you not speak?’
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then he turned and struck them with his right arm
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His people hurried towards him
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but he said, ‘How can you worship things you carve with your own hands
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when it is God who has created you and all your handiwork?’
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They said, ‘Build a pyre and throw him into the blazing fire.’
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They wanted to harm him, but We humiliated them
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He said, ‘I will go to my Lord: He is sure to guide me
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Lord, grant me a righteous son,’
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so We gave him the good news that he would have a patient son
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When the boy was old enough to work with his father, Abraham said, ‘My son, I have seen myself sacrificing you in a dream. What do you think?’ He said, ‘Father, do as you are commanded and, God willing, you will find me steadfast.’
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When they had both submitted to God, and he had laid his son down on the side of his face
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We called out to him, ‘Abraham
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you have fulfilled the dream.’ This is how We reward those who do good
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it was a test to prove [their true characters]
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We ransomed his son with a momentous sacrifice
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and We let him be praised by succeeding generations
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‘Peace be upon Abraham!’
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This is how We reward those who do good
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truly he was one of Our faithful servants
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We gave Abraham the good news of Isaac- a prophet and a righteous man
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and blessed him and Isaac too: some of their offspring were good, but some clearly wronged themselves
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We also bestowed Our favour on Moses and Aaron
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We saved them and their people from great distress
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We helped them, so they were the ones to succeed
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We gave them the Scripture that makes things clear
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We guided them to the right path
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We let them be praised by succeeding generations
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‘Peace be upon Moses and Aaron!’
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This is how We reward those who do good
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truly they were among Our faithful servants
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Elijah too was one of the messengers
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He said to his people, ‘Have you no fear of God
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How can you invoke Baal and forsake the Most Gracious Creator
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God, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?’
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but they rejected him. They will be brought to punishment as a consequence
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not so the true servants of God
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We let him be praised by succeeding generations
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This is how We reward those who do good
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truly he was one of Our faithful servants
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Lot was also one of the messengers
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We saved him and all his family
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except for an old woman who stayed behind
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and We destroyed the rest
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You [people] pass by their ruins mornin
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and night: will you not take heed
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Jonah too was one of the messengers
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He fled to the overloaded ship
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They cast lots, he suffered defeat
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and a great fish swallowed him, for he had committed blameworthy acts
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If he had not been one of those who glorified God
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he would have stayed in its belly until the Day when all are raised up
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but We cast him out, sick, on to a barren shore
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and made a gourd tree grow above him
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We sent him to a hundred thousand people or more
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They believed, so We let them live out their lives
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Now [Muhammad], ask the disbelievers: is it true that your Lord has daughters, while they choose sons for themselves
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Did We create the angels as females while they were watching
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No indeed! It is one of their lies when they say
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‘God has begotten.’ How they lie
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Did He truly choose daughters in preference to sons
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What is the matter with you? How do you form your judgements
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Do you perhaps have clear authority
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Bring your scriptures, if you are telling the truth
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They claim that He has kinship with the jinn, yet the jinn themselves know that they will be brought before Him
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God is far above what they attribute to Him
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the true servants of God do not do such things
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and neither you nor what you worshi
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can lure away from God an
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except those who will burn in Hell
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[The angels say], ‘Every single one of us has his appointed place
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[The disbelievers] used to say
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‘If only we had a scripture like previous people
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we would be true servants of God,’
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yet now they reject [the Quran]. They will soon realize
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Our word has already been given to Our servants the messengers
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it is they who will be helped
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and the ones who support Our cause will be the winners
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So [Prophet] turn away from the disbelievers for a while
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Watch them: they will soon see
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Do they really wish to hasten Our punishment
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When it descends on their courtyards, how ter-rible that morning will be for those who were warned
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[Prophet], turn away from the disbelievers for a while
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Watch them: they will soon see
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Your Lord, the Lord of Glory, is far above what they attribute to Him
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Peace be upon the messenger
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and praise be to God the Lord of all the Worlds
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