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these are the verses of the Book that make everything clear.
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Perhaps, [Prophet] you punish yourself with grief because they will not believe.
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If We so will, We can send down from heaven a miracle that will force their necks to remain bowed in humility.
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Whenever a new revelation comes to them from the Merciful-to-all, they turn away.
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They have already denied the truth, but the news of what they used to ridicule will come back to [hunt] them.
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Do not they see the Earth, and how many kinds of noble pairs of plants We have caused to grow in it?
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There is a sign in this, but most of them will not believe.
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Indeed your Lord is the Revered, the Mercy Giver.
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When your Lord called on Moses, [saying], “Go to the unjust people,
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the people of Pharaoh. Will they not be mindful of Me?”
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He said, “My Lord, I fear that they will call me a liar,
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and that my breast will tighten, and my tongue will be tied, so send for Aaron.
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Besides, they have a charge against me, so I fear that they will kill me.”
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[God] said, “No. Go both of you with Our signs; We are with you, listening.
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Go to Pharaoh and say, “We are messengers from the Lord of the worlds ,
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let the Children of Israel go with us.”
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[Pharaoh] said, “Did we not raise you among us as a child, and did you not live among us for many years?
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[Then] you committed that crime of yours; you were so ungrateful.”
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[Moses] said, “At the time I did it, I was of the misguided.
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So I fled from you because I feared you. Then my Lord gave me wisdom and made me one of the Messengers.
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As for that favor of which you remind me, was it not because you enslaved the Children of Israel?”
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Pharaoh said, “But what is the Lord of the worlds?”
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He said, “The Lord of the heavens and Earth and all that is between them if you only knew.”
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[Pharaoh] said to those around him, “Do you hear [what he said]?”
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[Moses went on], “Your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.”
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[Pharaoh] said, “This messenger who has been sent to you is really mad.”
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[Moses] said, “Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you [would just use your] reason.”
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[Pharaoh] said, “If you take a god other than me, I will surely imprison you.”
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[Moses] said, “Even if I show you undeniable proof?”
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[Pharaoh] said, “Bring it, then, if you are telling the truth.”
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So [Moses] threw down his staff, and behold, it was an undeniable snake.
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Then he drew out his hand, and behold- it was [shining] white for all to see.
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[Pharaoh] said to the notables around him, “This is a skilled magician.
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He wants to drive you out of your land with his magic, so what do you recommend?”
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They said, “Let him and his brother wait for a while, and [meanwhile] send marshals to all the cities
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to bring every skilled magician.”
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So the magicians were assembled at the appointed time on the appointed day.
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It was said to the People, “Have you assembled
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so that we might follow the magicians if they win?”
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When the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, “Is there a reward for us if we win?”
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He said, “Yes. You will be in my inner circle.”
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Moses said to them, “Throw whatever you will throw.”
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So they threw their ropes and their staffs, and said, “By the reverence of Pharaoh, We will surely win.”
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Then Moses threw down his staff, and it devoured their deceptions.
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And down fell the magicians in prostration [to God],
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saying, “We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
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the Lord of Moses and Aaron.”
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[Pharaoh] said, “How dare you believe in Him before I have given you permission? He [Moses] must be your leader who has taught you magic. But soon, you will know. I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify all of you.”
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They said, “We do not care! We will be returning to our Lord.
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We hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first believers.”
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We later revealed to Moses, “Travel by night with My worshipers, for you will be pursued.”
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Then Pharaoh sent his marshals to the cities,
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[ saying], “[The Children of Israel] are a small band,
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but they are offending us,
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and we are a vigilant society.”
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So We expelled them from [their] gardens and springs
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treasures and honored estates.
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Thus it was. [In time], We caused the Children of Israel to inherit all of this.
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So, they [the Egyptians] pursued them at sunrise,
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and when the two sides sighted one another, Moses’ companions’ said, “We will be overtaken!”
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[Moses] said, “No! my Lord is with me; He will guide me.”
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Then, We revealed to Moses, “Strike with your staff the sea.” It parted, and each part looked like a mountain.
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We brought the pursuers right into it
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and We saved Moses and all who were with him
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and We drowned the others.
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There is a sign in this, but most of them will not believe.
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Truly your Lord is the Revered, the Mercy Giver.
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Tell them the story of Abraham
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when he asked his father and his people, “What do you worship?”
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They said, “We worship idols, and we always attend to them.”
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He asked, “Do they hear you when you call on them?
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Or do they benefit you, or harm you?”
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They said, “But this is what we found our fathers doing.”
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He said, “Have you really thought about what You have been worshipping,
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you and your forefathers?
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They are enemies to me. [I worship none] except the Lord of the worlds,
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Who created me. It is He Who guides me.
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and He who feeds me and gives me drink,
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and He who heals me when I am ill,
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and He who will cause me to die and then bring me back to life,
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and who, I hope, will forgive my sins on the Day of Judgment.”
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[Abraham then said], “My Lord, grant me wisdom and allow me to join with the righteous,
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and grant me a lasting mention as one who told the truth among later generations.
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And make me among those who will inherit the Garden of Bliss.
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Forgive my father, for he has been of those who were misguided,
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and do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected,
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the Day when neither wealth nor children will benefit [anyone]
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except the one who comes to God with a flawless heart.”
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[On that day], Paradise will be brought near to those who were mindful of God
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and Hell will be brought forth for those who were misled.
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It will be said to them, “Where are those you used to worship
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other than God? Can they help you or help themselves?”
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So They will be hurled into Hell with those who misled them
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with Iblīs’ helpers, all together.
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While bickering with each other they will say,
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“By God, we were obviously misguided
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when we equated you with the Lord of the worlds.
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No one misguided us except those who forced us to reject God’s messages.
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So now we have no intercessors,
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If we can only go back [to the world), we will be believers.”
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There is a sign in this, but most of them will not believe.
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Truly your Lord is the Revered, the Mercy Giver.
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The people of Noah denied the Messengers
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when their brother Noah said to them, “Will you not be mindful of God?
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I am a trustworthy messenger to you.
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So be mindful of God and obey me.
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I ask no reward from you for doing this; my reward comes only from the Lord of the worlds.
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So be mindful of God, and obey me.”
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They said, “How can we believe you when you are followed mostly by the lowest [class of people]?”
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He said, “What do I know about what they have been doing?
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It is for my Lord alone to bring them to account if you [could] only understand.
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I am not one to drive away the believers.
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I am only a clear warner.”
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They said, “If you do not desist, Noah, you will surely be stoned.”
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He said, “My Lord, my people have denied me.
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Judge between us decisively, and save me and the believers with me.”
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So We saved him and those with him in the laden ark,
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and then We drowned the rest.
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There is a sign in this, but most of them will not believe.
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Truly your Lord is the Revered, the Mercy Giver.
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[The people of] Aad denied the Messengers
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when their brother Hud said to them, “Will you not be mindful of God?
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I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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so be mindful of God and obey me.
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I ask no reward from you for doing this; my reward is only from the Lord of the worlds.
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Do you build a tower on every hill just to amuse yourselves,
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and construct for yourselves mighty castles hoping to live there eternally?
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And when you attack, why do you attack like tyrants.
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So be mindful of God, and obey me,
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and be mindful of Him Who provided you with everything you know-
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grazing livestock and children,
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I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day.”
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They said, “It is all the same to us whether you preach or not;
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this is only what our forefathers used to do.
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We will not be punished.”
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They denied him, so We destroyed them. There is a sign in this, but most of them will not believe.
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Truly your Lord is the Revered, the Mercy Giver.
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[The people of] Thamud denied the Messengers
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when their brother Salih said to them, “Will you not be mindful of God?
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I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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so be mindful of God and obey me.
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I ask no reward from you for doing this; my reward [comes) only from the Lord of the worlds.
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Do you think that you will be left secure in what you have here,
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[your] gardens and springs,
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fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?
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And the fine homes that you skillfully carved out of the mountains?
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Be mindful of God and obey me,
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and do not obey those given to excess,
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who spread corruption on Earth and do not set things right.”
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They said, “You are bewitched.
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You are only a man like us, so bring a sign if you are telling the truth.”
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He said, “This is a camel. She will have time to drink, and you will have a time, [each) on an appointed day.
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Do not harm her unless you want to be seized by the punishment of a terrible day.”
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But they hamstrung her and woke up fully regretful
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and the punishment seized them. There is a sign in this, but most of them will not believe.
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Truly your Lord is the Revered, the Mercy Giver.
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The People of Lot denied the Messengers
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When their brother Lot said to them, “Will you not be mindful of God?
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I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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So be mindful of God, and obey me.
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I ask no reward from you for doing this; my reward comes only from the Lord of the worlds.
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Why do you get intimate with men
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and leave the mates your Lord has created for you? You people have transgressed all bounds.”
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They said, “If you do not stop this, Lot, you will surely be kicked out.”
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He said, “I despise your actions.
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My Lord, save my family and me from (the consequence of] what they do.”
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So We saved him and his family, all of them
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except for an old woman who stayed behind.
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Then, We destroyed the others.
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We poured upon them a rain of destruction. How terrible is such rain on those who had been forewarned?
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There is a sign in this, but most of them would not believe.
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Truly, your Lord is the Revered, the Mercy Giver.
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The woods-dwellers denied the Messengers
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When Shu‘ayb said to them, “Will you not be mindful of God?
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I am a trustworthy messenger to you,
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so be mindful of God and obey me.
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I ask no reward from you for doing this; my reward comes only from the Lord of the worlds.
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Give full measure, and do not cheat.
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Weigh with an even scale
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and do not mislead people into thinking that their goods are worth less than their real value, and do not spread corruption on Earth.
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Fear Him who created you and the former generations.”
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They said, “You are surely bewitched.
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You are a man like us, and we think you are a liar.
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Make a fragment of the sky fall on us if you are telling the truth.”
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He said, “My Lord knows best what you are doing.”
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But they did not believe him, and the punishment of the day of shadow seized them truly, the punishment of a terrible day.
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There is a sign in this, but most of them will not believe.
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Truly your Lord is the Revered, the Mercy Giver.
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This [Qur’an] is the revelation sent as you received it from the Lord of the worlds,
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and brought down by The Trustworthy Spirit
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to your heart, that you may (Prophet] be of the warners
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in the clear perfected [Arabic] tongue.
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It is mentioned in the scriptures of the ancients.
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Is it not a sign that the scholars of the Children of Israel knew it?
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Yet even if We had revealed it to a non-Arab,
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and he had recited it to them, they would still not believe in it.
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This is how We make it go unheeded through the hearts of those who force others to reject Our messages;
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they will not believe until they see the painful punishment
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that will come upon them suddenly when they do not expect it.
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They will say, “May we have more time?”
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Why do they ask that we hasten Our punishment?
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Do you see that, if We gave them years of enjoyment,
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then inflicted the punishment as promised,
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what good would the years of enjoyment be to them?
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We have never destroyed a town without sending messengers to warn
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and remind it, for We have never been unjust.
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The devils did not bring it [this Qur’an] down.
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They are not able, nor are they capable.
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As they are indeed barred from hearing [what goes on around the throne of His majesty].
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So do not invoke another deity besides God, or you will incur punishment.
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Warn your closest relatives,
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and be humble and kind to the believers who follow you,
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but, if they disobey you, then say, “I am not responsible for what you are doing.”
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And rely upon the Revered, the Mercy Giver,
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Who sees you when you arise
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and when you move among those who prostrate themselves.
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He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
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Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?
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They descend upon every sinful liar
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who readily lends an ear, but most of them are liars.
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As for the poets, [only] the perverse follow them;
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Do you not see that they wander aimlessly in every valley
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and say what they do not do?
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But except those [poets) who believe, do righteous deeds, remember God often, and defend themselves after they were wronged. Those who do wrong will soon know the kind of reversal they will receive!
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