| 037.000 Drawn Up in Ranks
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By those who set the ranks in battle order |
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And those who drive away (the wicked) with reproof |
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And those who read (the Word) for a reminder, |
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Lo! thy Lord is surely One; |
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Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all that is between them, and Lord of the sun's risings. |
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Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets; |
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With security from every froward devil. |
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They cannot listen to the Highest Chiefs for they are pelted from every side, |
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Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment; |
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Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame. |
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Then ask them (O Muhammad): Are they stronger as a creation, or those (others) whom we have created ? Lo! We created them of plastic clay. |
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Nay, but thou dost marvel when they mock |
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And heed not when they are reminded, |
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And seek to scoff when they behold a portent. |
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And they say: Lo! this is mere magic; |
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When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised (again) ? |
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And our forefathers ? |
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Say (O Muhammad): Ye, in truth; and ye will be brought low. |
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There is but one Shout, and lo! they behold, |
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And say: Ah, woe for us! This is the Day of Judgment. |
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This is the Day of Separation, which ye used to deny. |
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(And it is said unto the angels): Assemble those who did wrong, together with their wives and what they used to worship |
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Instead of Allah, and lead them to the path to hell; |
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And stop them, for they must be questioned. |
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What aileth you that ye help not one another ? |
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Nay, but this day they make full submission. |
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And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning. |
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They say: Lo! ye used to come unto us, imposing, (swearing that ye spoke the truth). |
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They answer: Nay, but ye (yourselves) were not believers. |
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We had no power over you, but ye were wayward folk. |
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Now the Word of our Lord hath been fulfilled concerning us. Lo! we are about to taste (the doom). |
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Thus we misled you. Lo! we were (ourselves) astray. |
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Then lo! this day they (both) are sharers in the doom. |
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Lo! thus deal We with the guilty. |
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For when it was said unto them, There is no God save Allah, they were scornful |
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And said: Shall we forsake our gods for a mad poet ? |
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Nay, but he brought the Truth, and he confirmed those sent (before him). |
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Lo! (now) verily ye taste the painful doom - |
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Ye are requited naught save what ye did - |
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Save single-minded slaves of Allah; |
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For them there is a known provision, |
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Fruits. And they will be honoured |
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In the Gardens of delight, |
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On couches facing one another; |
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A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them, |
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White, delicious to the drinkers, |
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Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby. |
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And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes, |
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(Pure) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich). |
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And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning. |
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A speaker of them saith: Lo! I had a comrade |
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Who used to say: Art thou in truth of those who put faith (in his words) ? |
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Can we, when we are dead and have become mere dust and bones - can we (then) verily be brought to book ? |
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He saith: Will ye look ? |
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Then looketh he and seeth him in the depth of hell. |
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He saith: By Allah, thou verily didst all but cause my ruin, |
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And had it not been for the favour of my Lord, I too had been of those haled forth (to doom). |
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Are we then not to die |
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Saving our former death, and are we not to be punished ? |
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Lo! this is the supreme triumph. |
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For the like of this, then, let the workers work. |
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Is this better as a welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum ? |
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Lo! We have appointed it a torment for wrong-doers. |
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Lo! it is a tree that springeth in the heart of hell. |
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Its crop is as it were the heads of devils |
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And lo! they verily must eat thereof, and fill (their) bellies therewith. |
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And afterward, lo! thereupon they have a drink of boiling water |
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And afterward, lo! their return is surely unto hell. |
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They indeed found their fathers astray, |
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But they make haste (to follow) in their footsteps. |
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And verily most of the men of old went astray before them, |
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And verily We sent among them warners. |
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Then see the nature of the consequence for those warned, |
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Save single-minded slaves of Allah. |
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And Noah verily prayed unto Us, and gracious was the Hearer of his prayer |
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And We saved him and his household from the great distress, |
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And made his seed the survivors, |
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And left for him among the later folk (the salutation): |
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Peace be unto Noah among the peoples! |
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Lo! thus do We reward the good. |
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Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves. |
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Then We did drown the others. |
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And lo! of his persuasion verily was Abraham |
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When he came unto his Lord with a whole heart; |
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When he said unto his father and his folk: What is it that ye worship ? |
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Is it a falsehood - gods beside Allah - that ye desire ? |
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What then is your opinion of the Lord of the Worlds ? |
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And he glanced a glance at the stars |
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Then said: Lo! I feel sick! |
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And they turned their backs and went away from him. |
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Then turned he to their gods and said: Will ye not eat ? |
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What aileth you that ye speak not ? |
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Then he attacked them, striking with his right hand. |
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And (his people) came toward him, hastening. |
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He said: Worship ye that which ye yourselves do carve |
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When Allah hath created you and what ye make ? |
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They said: Build for him a building and fling him in the red-hotfire. |
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And they designed a snare for him, but We made them the undermost. |
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And he said: Lo! I am going unto my Lord Who will guide me. |
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My Lord! Vouchsafe me of the righteous. |
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So We gave him tidings of a gentle son. |
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And when (his son) was old enough to walk with him, (Abraham) said: O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou ? He said: O my father! Do that which thou art commanded. Allah willing, thou shalt find me of the steadfast. |
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Then, when they had both surrendered (to Allah), and he had flung him down upon his face, |
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We called unto him: O Abraham! |
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Thou hast already fulfilled the vision. Lo! thus do We reward the good. |
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Lo! that verily was a clear test. |
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Then We ransomed him with a tremendous victim. |
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And We left for him among the later folk (the salutation): |
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Peace be unto Abraham! |
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Thus do We reward the good. |
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Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves. |
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And we gave him tidings of the birth of Isaac, a prophet of the righteous. |
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And We blessed him and Isaac. And of their seed are some who do good, and some who plainly wrong themselves. |
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And We verily gave grace unto Moses and Aaron, |
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And saved them and their people from the great distress, |
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And helped them so that they became the victors. |
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And We gave them the clear Scripture |
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And showed them the right path. |
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And We left for them among the later folk (the salutation): |
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Peace be unto Moses and Aaron! |
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Lo! thus do We reward the good. |
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Lo! they are two of Our believing slaves. |
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And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn), |
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When he said unto his folk: Will ye not ward off (evil) ? |
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Will ye cry unto Baal and forsake the Best of creators, |
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Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers ? |
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But they denied him, so they surely will be haled forth (to the doom) |
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Save single-minded slaves of Allah. |
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And we left for him among the later folk (the salutation): |
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Peace be unto Elias! |
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Lo! thus do We reward the good. |
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Lo! he is one of our believing slaves. |
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And lo! Lot verily was of those sent (to warn). |
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When We saved him and his household, every one, |
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Save an old woman among those who stayed behind; |
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Then We destroyed the others. |
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And lo! ye verily pass by (the ruin of) them in the morning |
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And at night-time; have ye then no sense ? |
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And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn) |
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When he fled unto the laden ship, |
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And then drew lots and was of those rejected; |
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And the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy; |
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And had he not been one of those who glorify (Allah) |
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He would have tarried in its belly till the day when they are raised; |
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Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick; |
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And We caused a tree of gourd to grow above him; |
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And We sent him to a hundred thousand (folk) or more |
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And they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while. |
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Now ask them (O Muhammad): Hath thy Lord daughters whereas they have sons ? |
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Or created We the angels females while they were present ? |
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Lo! it is of their falsehood that they say: |
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Allah hath begotten. Allah! verily they tell a lie. |
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(And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons. |
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What aileth you ? How judge ye ? |
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Will ye not then reflect ? |
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Or have ye a clear warrant ? |
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Then produce your writ, if ye are truthful. |
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And they imagine kinship between him and the jinn, whereas the jinn know well that they will be brought before (Him). |
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Glorified be Allah from that which they attribute (unto Him), |
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Save single-minded slaves of Allah. |
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Lo! verily, ye and that which ye worship, |
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Ye cannot excite (anyone) against Him. |
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Save him who is to burn in hell. |
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There is not one of us but hath his known position. |
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Lo! we, even we are they who set the ranks, |
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Lo! we, even we are they who hymn His praise |
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And indeed they used to say: |
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If we had but a reminder from the men of old |
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We would be single-minded slaves of Allah. |
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Yet (now that it is come) they disbelieve therein; but they will come to know. |
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And verily Our word went forth of old unto Our bondmen sent (to warn) |
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That they verily would be helped, |
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And that Our host, they verily would be the victors. |
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So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) awhile, |
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And watch, for they will (soon) see. |
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Would they hasten on Our doom ? |
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But when it cometh home to them, then it will be a hapless morn for those who have been warned. |
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Withdraw from them awhile |
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And watch, for they will (soon) see. |
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Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him) |
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And peace be unto those sent (to warn). |
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And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds! |
