One of the 60 subdivisions of the Quran (half a Juz)
Say [Prophet], ‘It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn once listened in and said, “We have heard a wondrous Quran
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that gives guidance to the right path, and we have come to believe it––We shall never set up partners with our Lord––
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and that He––exalted be the glory of our Lord!––has neither spouse nor child
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Outrageous things have been said about God by the foolish among us
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although we had thought that no man or jinn would [dare to] tell a lie about Him
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Men have sought refuge with the jinn in the past, but they only misguided them further
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They thought, as you did, that God would never raise anyone from the dead
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We tried to reach heaven, but discovered it to be full of stern guards and shooting stars––
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we used to sit in places there, listening, but anyone trying to listen now will find a shooting star lying in wait for him––
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[so now] we do not know whether those who live on earth are due for misfortune, or whether their Lord intends to guide them
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Some of us are righteous and others less so: we follow different paths
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We know we can never frustrate God on earth; we can never escape Him
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When we heard the guidance we came to believe: whoever believes in his Lord need fear no loss nor injustice
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Some of us submit to Him and others go the wrong way: those who submit to God have found wise guidance
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but those who go wrong will be fuel for Hellfire.” ’
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If they had taken to the right way, We would have given them abundant water to drink
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a test for them––but anyone who turns away from his Lord’s Revelation will be sent by Him to spiralling torment
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Places of worship are for God alone- so do not pray to anyone other than God
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yet when God’s Servant stood up to pray to Him, they pressed in on him
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Say, ‘I pray to my Lord alone; I set up no partner with Him.’
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Say, ‘I have no control over any harm or good that may befall you.’
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Say, ‘No one can protect me from God: I have no refuge except in Him
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I only deliver [what I receive] from God- only His messages.’ Whoever disobeys God and His Messenger will have Hell’s Fire as his permanent home
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when they are confronted by what they have been warned about, they will realize who has the weaker protector and the smaller number
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Say, ‘I do not know whether what you have been warned about is near, or whether a distant time has been appointed for it by my Lord.’
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He is the One who knows what is hidden
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He does not disclose it except to a messenger of His choosing. He sends watchers to go in front and behind
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to ensure that each of His messengers delivers his Lord’s message: He knows all about them, and He takes account of everything
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You [Prophet], enfolded in your cloak
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Stay up throughout the night, all but a small part of it
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half, or a little less
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or a little more; recite the Quran slowly and distinctly
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We shall send a momentous message down to you
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Night prayer makes a deeper impression and sharpens words––
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you are kept busy for long periods of the day––
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so celebrate the name of your Lord and devote yourself wholeheart-edly to Him
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He is Lord of the east and west, there is no god but Him, so take Him as your Protector
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patiently endure what they say, ignore them politely
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and leave to Me those who deny the truth and live in luxury. Bear with them for a little while
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We have fetters, a blazing fire
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food that chokes, and agonizing torment in store for them
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on the Day when the earth and the mountains will shake. The mountains will become a heap of loose sand
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We have sent a messenger to you [people] to be your witness, just as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh
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but Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger and so We inflicted a heavy punishment on him
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So if you disbelieve, how can you guard yourselves against a Day that will turn children’s hair grey
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a Day when the sky will be torn apart? God’s promise will certainly be fulfilled
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This is a reminder. Let whoever wishes take the way to his Lord
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[Prophet], your Lord is well aware that you sometimes spend nearly two-thirds of the night at prayer––sometimes half, sometimes a third––as do some of your followers. God determines the division of night and day. He knows that you will not be able to keep a measure of it and He has relented towards all of you, so recite as much of the Quran as is easy for you. He knows that some of you will be sick, some of you travelling through the land seeking God’s bounty, some of you fighting in God’s way: recite as much as is easy for you, keep up the prayer, pay the prescribed alms, and make God a good loan. Whatever good you store up for yourselves will be improved and increased for you. Ask God for His forgiveness, He is most forgiving, most merciful
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You, wrapped in your cloak
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arise and give warning
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Proclaim the greatness of your Lord
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cleanse yourself
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keep away from all filth
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do not be overwhelmed and weaken
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be steadfast in your Lord’s cause
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When the Trumpet sounds
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that will be a Day of anguish for the disbelievers
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They will have no ease
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[Prophet], leave Me to deal with the one I created helpless
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then gave vast wealth
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and sons by his side
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making everything easy for him––
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yet he still hopes I will give him more
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No! He has been stubbornly hostile to Our revelation
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I will inflict a spiralling torment on him
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He planned and plotted––
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devilishly he plotted
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ferociously he plotted!––
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and looked
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and frowned and scowled
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and turned away and behaved arrogantly
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and said, ‘This is just old sorcery
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just the talk of a mortal!’
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I will throw him into the scorching Fire
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What will explain to you what the scorching Fire is
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It spares nothing and leaves nothing
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it scorches the flesh of humans
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there are nineteen in charge of it––
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none other than angels appointed by Us to guard Hellfire- and We have made their number a test for the disbelievers. So those who have been given the Scripture will be certain and those who believe will have their faith increased: neither those who have been given the Scripture nor the believers will have any doubts, but the sick at heart and the disbelievers will say, ‘What could God mean by this description?’ God leaves whoever He will to stray and guides whoever He will- no one knows your Lord’s forces except Him- this [description] is a warning to mortals
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Yes––by the moon
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By the departing night
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By the shining dawn
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It is one of the mightiest things
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a warning to all mortals
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to those of you who choose to go ahead and those who lag behind
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Every soul is held in pledge for its deeds
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but the Companions of the Right will stay
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in Gardens and ask
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about the guilty
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‘What drove you to the Scorching Fire?’ [they will ask]
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and they will answer, ‘We did not pray
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we did not feed the poor
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we indulged with others [in mocking the believers]
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we denied the Day of Judgement
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until the Certain End came upon us.’
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No intercessor’s plea will benefit them now
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What is the matter with them? Why do they turn away from the warning
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like frightened asses
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fleeing from a lion
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Each one of them demands that a scripture be sent down to him and unrolled before his very eyes
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No! Truly they have no fear of the life to come
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but truly this is a reminder
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Let whoever wishes to take heed do so
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they will only take heed if God so wishes. He is the Lord who should be heeded, the Lord of forgiveness
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By the Day of Resurrection
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and by the self-reproaching soul
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Does man think We shall not put his bones back together
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In fact, We can reshape his very fingertips
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Yet man wants to deny what is ahead of him
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he says, ‘So, when will this Day of Resurrection be?’
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When eyes are dazzled
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and the moon eclipsed
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when the sun and the moon are brought together
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on that Day man will say, ‘Where can I escape?’
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Truly, there is no refuge
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they will all return to your Lord on that Day
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On that Day, man will be told what he put first and what he put last
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Truly, man is a clear witness against himself
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despite all the excuses he may put forward
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[Prophet], do not rush your tongue in an attempt to hasten [your memorization of] the Revelation
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We shall make sure of its safe collection and recitation
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When We have recited it, repeat the recitation
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and We shall make it clear
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Truly you [people] love this fleeting world
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and neglect the life to come
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On that Day there will be radiant faces
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looking towards their Lord
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and on that Day there will be the sad and despairing faces
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of those who realize that a great calamity is about to befall them
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Truly, when the soul reaches the collarbone
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when it is said, ‘Could any charm-healer save him now?’
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when he knows it is the final parting
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when his legs are brought together
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on that day he will be driven towards your Lord
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He neither believed nor prayed
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but denied the truth and turned away
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walking back to his people with a conceited swagger
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Closer and closer it comes to you
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Closer and closer still
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Does man think he will be left alone
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Was he not just a drop of spilt-out sperm
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which became a clinging form, which God shaped in due proportion
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fashioning from it the two sexes, male and female
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Does He who can do this not have the power to bring the dead back to life
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Was there not a period of time when man was nothing to speak of
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We created man from a drop of mingled fluid to put him to the test; We gave him hearing and sight
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We guided him to the right path, whether he was grateful or not
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We have prepared chains, iron collars, and blazing Fire for the disbelievers, but
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the righteous will have a drink mixed with kafur
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a spring for God’s servants, which flows abundantly at their wish
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They fulfil their vows; they fear a day of widespread woes
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they give food to the poor, the orphan, and the captive, though they love it themselves
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saying, ‘We feed you for the sake of God alone: We seek neither recompense nor thanks from you
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We fear the Day of our Lord––a woefully grim Day.’
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So God will save them from the woes of that Day, give them radiance and gladness
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and reward them, for their steadfastness, with a Garden and silken robes
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They will sit on couches, feeling neither scorching heat nor biting cold
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with shady [branches] spread above them and clusters of fruit hanging close at hand
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They will be served with silver plates
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and gleaming silver goblets according to their fancy
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and they will be given a drink infused with ginger
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from a spring called Salsabil
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Everlasting youths will attend them––if you could see them, you would think they were scattered pearls––
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and if you were to look around, you would see bliss and great wealth
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they will wear garments of green silk and brocade; they will be adorned with silver bracelets; their Lord will give them a pure drink
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[It will be said], ‘This is your reward. Your endeavours are appreciated.’
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We Ourself have sent down this Quran to you [Prophet] in gradual revelation
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Await your Lord’s Judgement with patience; do not yield to any of these sinners or disbelievers
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remember the name of your Lord at dawn and in the evening
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bow down before Him, and glorify Him at length by night
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These people love the fleeting life. They put aside [all thoughts of] a Heavy Day
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Yet We created them; We strengthened their constitution; if We please, We can replace such people completely
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This is a reminder. Let whoever wishes, take the way to his Lord
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But you will only wish to do so if God wills- God is all knowing, all wise
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He admits whoever He will into His Mercy and has prepared a painful torment for the disbelievers
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By the [winds] sent forth in swift succession
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violently storming
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scattering far and wide
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separating forcefully
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delivering a reminder
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as a proof or a warning
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what you are promised will come to pass
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When the stars are dimmed
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and the sky is torn apart
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when the mountains are turned to dust
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and the messengers given their appointed time––
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for what Day has all this been set
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The Day of Decision
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What will explain to you what the Day of Decision is
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Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
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Did We not destroy the first [of them]
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We shall make the last follow them
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this is how We deal with the guilty
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Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
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Did We not make you from an underrated fluid
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which We housed in a safe lodging
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for a determined period
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We determine [it]: how excellently We determine
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Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
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Did We not make the earth a home
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for the living and the dead
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Did We not place firm, lofty mountains on it and provide you with sweet water
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Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
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They will be told, ‘Go to that which you used to deny
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Go to a shadow of smoke!’ It rises in three columns
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no shade does it give, nor relief from the flame
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it shoots out sparks as large as treetrunks
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and as bright as copper
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Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
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On that Day they will be speechless
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and they will be given no chance to offer any excuses
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Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
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[They will be told], ‘This is the Day of Decision: We have gathered you and earlier generations
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If you have any plots against Me, try them now.’
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Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
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But those who took heed of God will enjoy cool shade, springs
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and any fruit they desire
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[they will be told], ‘Eat and drink to your hearts’ content as a reward for your deeds
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this is how We reward those who do good.’
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Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
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[You may] eat and enjoy yourselves for a short while, evildoers that you are
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Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
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When they are told, ‘Bow down in prayer,’ they do not do so
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Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth
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In what revelation, after this, will they believe
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