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Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the Book and (of) a Quran that makes (things) clear.
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Often will those who disbelieve wish that they had been Muslims.
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Leave them that they may eat and enjoy themselves and (that) hope may beguile them, for they will soon know.
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And never did We destroy a town but it had a term made known.
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No people can hasten on their doom nor can they postpone (it).
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And they say: O you to whom the Reminder has been revealed! you are most surely insane:
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Why do you not bring to us the angels if you are of the truthful ones?
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We do not send the angels but with truth, and then they would not be respited. |
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Surely We have revealed the Reminder and We will most surely be its guardian.
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And certainly We sent (apostles) before you among the nations of yore.
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And there never came an apostle to them but they mocked him.
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Thus do We make it to enter into the hearts of the guilty;
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They do not believe in it, and indeed the example of the former people has already passed.
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And even if We open to them a gateway of heaven, so that they ascend into it all the while,
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They would certainly say: Only our eyes.have been covered over, rather we are an enchanted people.
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And certainly We have made strongholds in the heaven and We have made it fair seeming to the beholders.
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And We guard it against every accursed Shaitan,
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But he who steals a hearing, so there follows him a visible flame.
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And the earth-- We have spread it forth and made in it firm mountains and caused to grow in it of every suitable thing.
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And We have made in it means of subsistence for you and for him for whom you are not the suppliers.
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And there is not a thing but with Us are the treasures of it, and We do not send it down but in a known measure.
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And We send the winds fertilizing, then send down water from the cloud so We give it to you to drink of, nor is it you who store it up.
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And most surely We bring to life and cause to die and We are the heirs.
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And certainly We know those of you who have gone before and We certainly know those who shall come later.
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And surely your Lord will gather them together; surely He is Wise, Knowing.
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And certainly We created man of clay that gives forth sound, of black mud fashioned in shape.
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And the jinn We created before, of intensely hot fire.
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And when your Lord said to the angels: Surely I am going to create a mortal of the essence of black mud fashioned in shape.
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So when I have made him complete and breathed into him of My spirit, fall down making obeisance to him.
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So the angels made obeisance, all of them together,
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But Iblis (did it not); he refused to be with those who made obeisance.
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He said: O Iblis! what excuse have you that you are not with those who make obeisance?
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He said: I am not such that I should make obeisance to a mortal whom Thou hast created of the essence of black mud fashioned in shape.
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He said: Then get out of it, for surely you are driven away:
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And surely on you is curse until the day of judgment.
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He said: My Lord! then respite me till the time when they are raised.
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He said: So surely you are of the respited ones
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Till the period of the time made known.
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He said: My Lord! because Thou hast made life evil to me, I will certainly make (evil) fair-seeming to them on earth, and I will certainly cause them all to deviate
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Except Thy servants from among them, the devoted ones.
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He said: This is a right way with Me:
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Surely. as regards My servants, you have no authority ,over them except those who follow you of the deviators.
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And surely Hell is the promised place of them all:
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It has seven gates; for every gate there shall be a separate party of them.
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Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in the midst of gardens and fountains:
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Enter them in peace, secure.
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And We will root out whatever of rancor is in their breasts-- (they shall be) as brethren, on raised couches, face to face.
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Toil shall not afflict them in it, nor shall they be ever ejected from it.
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Inform My servants that I am the Forgiving, the Merciful,
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And that My punishment-- that is the painful punishment.
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And inform them of the guests of Ibrahim:
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When they entered upon him, they said, Peace. He said: Surely we are afraid of you.
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They said: Be not afraid, surely we give you the good news of a boy, possessing knowledge.
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He said: Do you give me good news (of a son) when old age has come upon me?-- Of what then do you give me good news!
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They said: We give you good news with truth, therefore be not of the despairing.
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He said: And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord but the erring ones?
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He said: What is your business then, O messengers?
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They said: Surely we are sent towards a guilty people,
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Except Lut's followers: We will most surely deliver them all,
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Except his wife; We ordained that she shall surely be of those who remain behind.
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So when the messengers came to Lut's followers,
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He said: Surely you are an unknown people.
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They said: Nay, we have come to you with that about which they disputed.
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And we have come to you with the truth, and we are most surely truthful.
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Therefore go forth with your followers in a part of the night and yourself follow their rear, and let not any one of you turn round, and go forth whither you are commanded.
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And We revealed to him this decree, that the roots of these shall be cut off in the morning.
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And the people of the town came rejoicing.
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He said: Surely these are my guests, therefore do not disgrace me,
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And guard against (the punishment of) Allah and do not put me to shame.
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They said: Have we not forbidden you from (other) people?
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He said: These are my daughters, if you will do (aught).
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By your life! they were blindly wandering on in their intoxication.
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So the rumbling overtook them (while) entering upon the time of sunrise;
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Thus did We turn it upside down, and rained down upon them stones of what had been decreed.
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Surely in this are signs for those who examine.
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And surely it is on a road that still abides.
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Most surely there is a sign in this for the believers.
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And the dwellers of the thicket also were most surely unjust.
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So We inflicted retribution on them, and they are both, indeed, on an open road (still) pursued.
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And the dwellers of the Rock certainly rejected the messengers;
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And We gave them Our communications, but they turned aside from them;
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And they hewed houses in the mountains in security.
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So the rumbling overtook them in the morning;
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And what they earned did not avail them.
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And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them two but in truth; and the hour is most surely coming, so turn away with kindly forgiveness.
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Surely your Lord is the Creator of all things, the Knowing.
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And certainly We have given you seven of the oft-repeated (verses) and the grand Quran.
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Do not strain your eyes after what We have given certain classes of them to enjoy, and do not grieve for them, and make yourself gentle to the believers.
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And say: Surely I am the plain warner.
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Like as We sent down on the dividers
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Those who made the Quran into shreds.
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So, by your Lord, We would most certainly question them all,
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As to what they did.
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Therefore declare openly what you are bidden and turn aside from the polytheists.
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Surely We will suffice you against the scoffers
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Those who set up another god with Allah; so they shall soon know.
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And surely We know that your breast straitens at what they say;
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Therefore celebrate the praise of your Lord, and be of those who make obeisance.
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And serve your Lord until there comes to you that which is certain.
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