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The Hour has come near, and the moon has split.
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If they see a sign, they turn away and say, "same old magic."
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They rejected the truth and followed their desires. But everything has its time.
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Stories to warn them have already come, that should have restrained them.
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Profound Wisdom, yet these warnings had no effect.
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So, turn away from them. The Day the Caller calls to something terrible,
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with their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were swarming locusts,
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scrambling towards the Caller. The unbelievers will cry, "This is a disastrous Day."
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Before them the people of Noah rejected the truth, they rejected Our servant saying, "A madman," and he was rebuked.
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So he called upon his Lord, "I am overwhelmed, [please] help me."
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So We opened the floodgates of heaven with torrential rain,
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made the earth burst with gushing springs, and the waters met for an already destined purpose.
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And We carried him on a craft of planks and nails,
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sailing before our watchful eyes, a reward for him who was rejected.
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We left it as a sign, who then is willing to take it to heart?
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How terrible was My punishment and My warning.
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Hence, We made it easy to understand this Qur'an and to remember it. Who, then, is willing to keep it in mind?
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The people of Aad rejected the truth. How then was My punishment and My warning?
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We unleashed upon them a screaming wind, on a day of continuous catastrophe,
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plucking people away, as if they were trunks of uprooted palm trees.
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How terrible was My punishment and My warning.
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Hence, We made it easy to bear this Qur'an in mind. Who, then, is willing to keep it in mind?
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The people of Thamud rejected the warnings
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They said, "Are we to follow a human being, one of us? We would then be misguided and quite insane.
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Why should he alone from among all of us be chosen to receive the message? He is nothing but a wicked liar."
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They will know tomorrow who the wicked liar is.
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We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. Just watch them and be patient.
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Tell them that the water is to be shared between them, with each share equitably apportioned.
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But they called their friend, who dared to slaughter [her].
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How then was My punishment and My warning.
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We released against them a single blast, and they became like crumbling twigs.
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Hence, We made it easy to bear this Qur'an in mind. Who, then, is willing to keep it in mind?
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The people of Lot rejected the warnings.
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We unleashed upon them a shower of stones, except for the family of Lot; We rescued them before dawn
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as a blessing from us. Thus We reward those who are thankful.
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Lot had already warned them of Our assault, but they dismissed the warning.
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They even lusted for his guest, so We blinded their eyes. "Taste My punishment and [the fulfillment of] My warnings."
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Early morning brought them enduring punishment.
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So taste My punishment [which is the fulfillment of] My warning
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Hence, We made it easy to bear this Qur'an in mind. Who, then, is willing to keep it in mind?
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The people of Pharaoh also received warnings.
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They rejected all Our signs, so We seized them as only the Almighty, the Dominant will
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Are those among you who deny the truth any better than these others, or do you have immunity in the Books?
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Or do they say, "We are united and bound to win"?
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They will all be defeated, and they will turn their backs and flee.
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Rather the Hour is their appointed time and the Hour is more disastrous and bitter.
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Those who force others to reject God's messages are misguided and insane.
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The Day when they are dragged on their faces into the fire: "Taste the scorching touch of Saqar."
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We have created all things in precise measure.
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Our command is but one word, like a twinkling of an eye.
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And We have already destroyed the likes of you. Who, then, is willing to take heed?
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Everything they have done is noted in their records.
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Every action small or big is written down.
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Those who are mindful of God will be among Gardens and rivers,
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In a seat of honor in the presence of a Sovereign who determines all things.
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