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By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
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And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
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And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
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And those that distribute the affair;-
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Verily that which ye are promised is true;
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And verily Judgment and Justice will surely come to pass.
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By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
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Truly ye are of varying opinion.
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Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
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Cursed be the conjectures.
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Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
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They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
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(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!
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"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"
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As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,
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Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they have done good deeds.
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They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,
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And in the hours of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
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And in their wealth there is a due share for the beggar and the deprived.
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On the earth are Signs for those of assured Faith,
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As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
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And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.
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Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other.
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Has the story reached thee, of the honored guests of Abraham?
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Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unknown people."
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Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,
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And placed it before them.. He said, "Will ye not eat?"
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(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.
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But his wife came forward clamoring: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"
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They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."
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(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
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They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin;-
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"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
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"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
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Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
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But We found not there any, except one Muslim household:
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And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Chastisement.
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And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.
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But (Pharaoh) turned back on account of his might, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"
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So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.
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And in the Àd (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:
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It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.
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And in the Thamüd (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"
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But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: so the thunderbolt seized them, even while they were looking on.
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Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.
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So were the People of Noah before them: for they wickedly transgressed.
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We have built the Firmament with might: and We indeed have vast power.
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And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: how excellently We do spread out!
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And of every thing We have created pairs: that ye may reflect.
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Therefore flee unto Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
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And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
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Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!
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Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!
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So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
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But remind; for reminding benefits the Believers.
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I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.
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No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.
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For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance,- Lord of Power,- Steadfast (for ever).
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For the Wrong-doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)!
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Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, from that Day of theirs which they have been promised!
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