In the name of Allah,
the Beneficent,
the Merciful.
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Suad,
I swear by the Quran,
full of admonition.
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Nay!
those who disbelieve are in self-exaltation and opposition.
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How many did We destroy before them of the generations,
then they cried while the time of escaping had passed away.
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And they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves,
and the disbelievers say:
This IS an enchanter,
a liar.
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What!
makes he the gods a single God?
A strange thing is this,
to be sure!
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And the chief persons of them break forth,
saying:
Go and steadily adhere to your gods;
this is most surely a thing sought after.
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We never heard of this in the former faith;
this is nothing but a forgery:
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Has the reminder been revealed to him from among us?
Nay!
they are in doubt as to My reminder.
Nay!
they have not yet tasted My chastisement!
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Or is it that they have the treasures of the mercy of your Lord,
the Mighty,
the great Giver?
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Or is it that theirs is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them?
Then let them ascend by any
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A host of deserters of the allies shall be here put to flight.
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The people of Nuh and Ad,
and Firon,
the lord of spikes,
rejected (apostles) before them.
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And Samood and the people of Lut and the dwellers of the thicket;
these were the parties.
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There was none of them but called the apostles liars,
so just was My retribution.
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Nor do these await aught but a single cry,
there being no delay in it.
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And they say:
O our Lord!
hasten on to us our portion before the day of reckoning.
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Bear patiently what they say,
and remember Our servant Dawood,
the possessor of power;
surely he was frequent m returning (to Allah).
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Surely We made the mountains to sing the glory (of Allah) in unison with him at the evening and the sunrise,
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And the birds gathered together;
all joined in singing with him.
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And We strengthened his kingdom and We gave him wisdom and a clear judgment.
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And has there come to you the story of the litigants,
when they made an entry into the private chamber by ascending over the walls?
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When they entered in upon Dawood and he was frightened at them,
they said:
Fear not;
two litigants,
of whom one has acted wrongfully towards the other,
therefore decide between us with justice,
and do not act unjustly,
and guide us to the right way.
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Surely this is my brother;
he has ninety-nine ewes and I have a single ewe;
but he said:
Make it over to me,
and he has prevailed against me in discourse.
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He said:
Surely he has been unjust to you in demanding your ewe (to add) to his own ewes;
and most surely most of the partners act wrongfully towards one another,
save those who believe and do good,
and very few are they;
and Dawood was sure that We had tried him,
so he sought the protection of his Lord and he fell down bowing and turned time after time (to Him).
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Therefore We rectified for him this,
and most surely he had a nearness to Us and an excellent resort.
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o Dawood !
surely We have made you a ruler in the land;
so judge between men with justice and do not follow desire,
lest it should lead you astray from the path of Allah;
(as for) those who go astray from the path of Allah,
they shall surely have a severe punishment because they forgot the day of reckoning.
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And We did not create the heaven and the earth and what is between them in vain;
that is the opinion of those who disbelieve then woe to those who disbelieve on account of the fire.
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Shall We treat those who believe and do good like the mischief-makers in the earth?
Or shall We make those who guard (against evil) like the wicked?
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(It is) a Book We have revealed to you abounding in good that they may ponder over its verses,
and that those endowed with understanding may be mindful.
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And We gave to Dawood Sulaiman,
most excellent the servant!
Surely he was frequent in returning (to Allah).
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When there were brought to him in the evening (horses) still when standing,
swift when running--
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Then he said:
Surely I preferred the good things to the remembrance of my Lord-- until the sun set and time for Asr prayer was over,
(he said):
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Bring them back to me;
so he began to slash (their) legs and necks.
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And certainly We tried Sulaiman,
and We put on his throne a (mere) body,
so he turned (to Allah).
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He said:
My Lord!
do Thou forgive me and grant me a kingdom which is not fit for (being inherited by) anyone after me;
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Then We made the wind subservient to him;
it made his command to run gently wherever he desired,
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And the shaitans,
every builder and diver,
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And others fettered in chains.
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This is Our free gift,
therefore give freely or withhold,
without reckoning.
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And most surely he had a nearness to Us and an excellent resort.
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And remember Our servant Ayyub,
when he called upon his Lord:
The Shaitan has afflicted me with toil and torment.
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Urge with your foot;
here is a cool washing-place and a drink.
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And We gave him his family and the like of them with them,
as a mercy from Us,
and as a reminder to those possessed of understanding.
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And take in your hand a green branch and beat her with It and do not break your oath;
surely We found him patient;
most excellent the servant!
Surely he was frequent m returning (to Allah).
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And remember Our servants Ibrahim and Ishaq and Yaqoub,
men of power and insight.
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Surely We purified them by a pure quality,
the keeping m mind of the (final) abode.
47 And most surely they were with Us,
of the elect,
the best.
48 And remember Ismail and Al-Yasha and Zulkifl;
and they were all of the best.
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This is a reminder;
and most surely there is an excellent resort for those who guard (against evil),
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The gardens of perpetuity,
the doors are opened for them.
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Reclining therein,
calling therein for many fruits and drink.
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And with them shall be those restraining their eyes,
equals in age.
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This is what you are promised for the day of reckoning.
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Most surely this is Our sustenance;
it shall never come to an end;
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This (shall be so);
and most surely there is an evil resort for the inordinate ones;
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Hell;
they shall enter it,
so evil is the resting-place.
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This (shall be so);
so let them taste it,
boiling and intensely cold (drink).
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And other (punishment) of the same kind-- of various sorts.
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This is an army plunging in without consideration along with you;
no welcome for them,
surely they shall enter fire.
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They shall say:
Nay!
you-- no welcome to you:
you did proffer it to us,
so evil is the resting-place.
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They shall say:
Our Lord!
whoever prepared it first for us,
add Thou to him a double chastisement in the fire.
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And they shall say:
What is the matter with us that we do not see men whom we used to count among the vicious?
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Was it that we (only) took them in scorn,
or have our eyes (now) turned aside from them?
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That most surely is the truth:
the contending one with another of the inmates of the fire.
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Say:
I am only a warner,
and there is no god but Allah,
the One,
the Subduer (of all):
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The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them,
the Mighty,
the most Forgiving.
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Say:
It is a message of importance,
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(And) you are turning aside from it:
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1 had no knowledge of the exalted chiefs when they contended:
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Naught is revealed to me save that I am a plain warner.
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When your Lord said to the angels;
Surely I am going to create a mortal from dust:
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So when I have made him complete and breathed into him of My spirit,
then fall down making obeisance to him.
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And the angels did obeisance,
all of them,
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But not Iblis:
he was proud and he was one of the unbelievers.
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He said:
O Iblis!
what prevented you that you should do obeisance to him whom I created with My two hands?
Are you proud or are you of the exalted ones?
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He said:
I am better than he;
Thou hast created me of fire,
and him Thou didst create of dust.
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He said:
Then get out of it,
for surely you are driven away:
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And surely My curse is on you to the day of judgment.
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He said:
My Lord!
then respite me to the day that they are raised.
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He said:
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:
Then by Thy Might I will surely make them live an evil life,
all,
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Except Thy servants from among them,
the purified ones.
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He said:
The truth then is and the truth do I speak:
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That I will most certainly fill hell with you and with those among them who follow you,
all.
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Say:
I do not ask you for any reward for it;
nor am I of those who affect:
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It is nothing but a reminder to the nations;
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And most certainly you will come to know about it after a time.