44:19
وَأَن
wa-an
And that
لَّا
la
(do) not
تَعۡلُواْ
ta'lu
exalt yourselves
عَلَى
ala
against
ٱللَّهِۖ
al-lahi
Allah
إِنِّيٓ
inni
Indeed I
ءَاتِيكُم
atikum
[I] have come to you
بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ
bisul'tanin
with an authority
مُّبِينٖ
mubinin
clear
١٩

Do not consider yourselves to be above God! I come to you with clear authority

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44:20
وَإِنِّي
wa-inni
And indeed I
عُذۡتُ
udh'tu
[I] seek refuge
بِرَبِّي
birabbi
with my Lord
وَرَبِّكُمۡ
warabbikum
and your Lord
أَن
an
lest
تَرۡجُمُونِ
tarjumuni
you stone me
٢٠

I seek refuge in my Lord and yours against your insults

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44:21
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
لَّمۡ
lam
not
تُؤۡمِنُواْ
tu'minu
you believe
لِي
li
me
فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ
fa-i'taziluni
then leave me alone
٢١

If you do not believe me, just let me be.’

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44:22
فَدَعَا
fada'a
So he called
رَبَّهُۥٓ
rabbahu
his Lord
أَنَّ
anna
That
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
haulai
these
قَوۡمٞ
qawmun
(are) a people
مُّجۡرِمُونَ
muj'rimuna
criminals
٢٢

[Moses] cried to his Lord, ‘These people are evildoers!’

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44:23
فَأَسۡرِ
fa-asri
Then Set out
بِعِبَادِي
bi'ibadi
with My slaves
لَيۡلًا
laylan
(by) night
إِنَّكُم
innakum
Indeed you
مُّتَّبَعُونَ
muttaba'una
(will be) followed
٢٣

[God replied], ‘Escape in the night with My servants, for you are sure to be pursued

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44:24
وَٱتۡرُكِ
wa-ut'ruki
And leave
ٱلۡبَحۡرَ
al-bahra
the sea
رَهۡوًاۖ
rahwan
at rest
إِنَّهُمۡ
innahum
Indeed they
جُندٞ
jundun
(are) an army
مُّغۡرَقُونَ
mugh'raquna
(to be) drowned
٢٤

Leave the sea behind you parted and their army will be drowned.’

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44:25
كَمۡ
kam
How many
تَرَكُواْ
taraku
(did) they leave
مِن
min
of
جَنَّٰتٖ
jannatin
gardens
وَعُيُونٖ
wa'uyunin
and springs
٢٥

Many a garden and spring they left behind

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44:26
وَزُرُوعٖ
wazuru'in
And cornfields
وَمَقَامٖ
wamaqamin
and places
كَرِيمٖ
karimin
noble
٢٦

many a cornfield and noble building

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44:27
وَنَعۡمَةٖ
wana'matin
And pleasant things
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used to
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
فَٰكِهِينَ
fakihina
take delight
٢٧

many a thing in which they had delighted

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44:28
كَذَٰلِكَۖ
kadhalika
Thus
وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا
wa-awrathnaha
And We made it (an) inherit(ance)
قَوۡمًا
qawman
(for) a people
ءَاخَرِينَ
akharina
another
٢٨

We gave these to another people to inherit

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44:29
فَمَا
fama
And not
بَكَتۡ
bakat
wept
عَلَيۡهِمُ
alayhimu
for them
ٱلسَّمَآءُ
al-samau
the heaven
وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ
wal-ardu
and the earth
وَمَا
wama
and not
كَانُواْ
kanu
they were
مُنظَرِينَ
munzarina
given respite
٢٩

Neither heavens nor earth shed a tear for them, nor were they given any time

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44:30
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And certainly
نَجَّيۡنَا
najjayna
We saved
بَنِيٓ
bani
(the) Children of Israel
إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'raila
(the) Children of Israel
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلۡعَذَابِ
al-'adhabi
the punishment
ٱلۡمُهِينِ
al-muhini
the humiliating
٣٠

We saved the Children of Israel from their degrading suffering

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44:31
مِن
min
From
فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ
fir'awna
Firaun
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed he
كَانَ
kana
was
عَالِيٗا
aliyan
arrogant
مِّنَ
mina
among
ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
al-mus'rifina
the transgressors
٣١

at the hands of Pharaoh: he was a tyrant who exceeded all bounds

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44:32
وَلَقَدِ
walaqadi
And certainly
ٱخۡتَرۡنَٰهُمۡ
ikh'tarnahum
We chose them
عَلَىٰ
ala
by
عِلۡمٍ
il'min
knowledge
عَلَى
ala
over
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
al-'alamina
the worlds
٣٢

We chose them knowingly above others

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44:33
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم
waataynahum
And We gave them
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ
al-ayati
the Signs
مَا
ma
that
فِيهِ
fihi
in it
بَلَٰٓؤٞاْ
balaon
(was) a trial
مُّبِينٌ
mubinun
clear
٣٣

We gave them revelations in which there was a clear test

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44:34
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
haulai
these
لَيَقُولُونَ
layaquluna
surely they say
٣٤

These people here assert

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44:35
إِنۡ
in
Not
هِيَ
hiya
it
إِلَّا
illa
(is) but
مَوۡتَتُنَا
mawtatuna
our death
ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
al-ula
the first
وَمَا
wama
and not
نَحۡنُ
nahnu
we
بِمُنشَرِينَ
bimunsharina
(will be) raised again
٣٥

‘There is nothing beyond our one death: we will not be resurrected

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44:36
فَأۡتُواْ
fatu
Then bring
بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ
biabaina
our forefathers
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمۡ
kuntum
you are
صَٰدِقِينَ
sadiqina
truthful
٣٦

Bring back our forefathers, if what you say is true.’

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44:37
أَهُمۡ
ahum
Are they
خَيۡرٌ
khayrun
better
أَمۡ
am
or
قَوۡمُ
qawmu
(the) people
تُبَّعٖ
tubba'in
(of) Tubba
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
and those
مِن
min
before them
قَبۡلِهِمۡ
qablihim
before them
أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ
ahlaknahum
We destroyed them
إِنَّهُمۡ
innahum
indeed they
كَانُواْ
kanu
were
مُجۡرِمِينَ
muj'rimina
criminals
٣٧

Are they better than the people of Tubbaand those who flourished before them? We destroyed them all- they were guilty

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44:38
وَمَا
wama
And not
خَلَقۡنَا
khalaqna
We created
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ
wal-arda
and the earth
وَمَا
wama
and whatever
بَيۡنَهُمَا
baynahuma
(is) between them
لَٰعِبِينَ
la'ibina
(in) play
٣٨

We were not playing a pointless game when We created the heavens and earth and everything in between

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44:39
مَا
ma
Not
خَلَقۡنَٰهُمَآ
khalaqnahuma
We created both of them
إِلَّا
illa
but
بِٱلۡحَقِّ
bil-haqi
in [the] truth
وَلَٰكِنَّ
walakinna
but
أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ
aktharahum
most of them
لَا
la
(do) not
يَعۡلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
know
٣٩

We created them for a true purpose, but most people do not comprehend

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