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11. "Eber"
  
     
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 Alif. Lam. Ra. This is a Scripture the revelations of which are perfected and then expounded. It comes from One Wise, Informed,
 
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 Saying: Serve none but Allah. Behold! I am unto you from Him a warner and a bringer of good tidings.
 
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 And bidding you: Ask pardon of your Lord and turn to Him repentant. He will cause you to enjoy a fair estate until a time appointed. He gives His bounty unto every bountiful one. But if you turn away, Lo and Behold! then I fear for you the retribution of an awful Day.
 
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 Unto Allah is your return, and He is Able to do all things.
 
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 Behold! now they fold up their breasts that they may hide their thoughts from Him. At the very moment when they cover themselves with their clothing, Allah knows that which they keep hidden and that which they proclaim. Behold! He is Aware of what is in the hearts of men.
 
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 And there is not a beast in the earth but the sustenance thereof dependeth on Allah. He knows its habitation and its repository. All is in a clear Record.
 
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 And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six Days - and His Throne was upon the water - that He might try you, which of you is best in conduct. Yet if you O Messenger sayest: Behold! you will be raised again after death! those who disbelieve will surely say: This is nothing but mere magic.
 
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 And if We delay for them the doom until a reckoned time, they will surely say: What withholdeth it? Verily on the day when it comes unto them, it cannot be averted from them, and that which they derided will surround them.
 
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 And if we cause man to taste some mercy from Us and afterward withdraw it from him, Lo and Behold! he is despairing, thankless.
 
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 And if We cause him to taste grace after some misfortune that had befallen him, he says: The ills have gone from me. Behold! he is exultant, boastful;
 
11.
 Save those who persevere and do good works. Theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward.
 
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 A likely thing, that you would forsake anyway can of that which has been revealed unto thee, and that thy breast should be straitened for it, because they say: Why has not a treasure been sent down for him, or an angel come with him? You are but a warner, and Allah is in charge of all things.
 
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 Or they say: He has invented it. Let it be said: Then bring ten surahs, the like thereof, invented, and call on everyone you can beside Allah, if you are truthful!
 
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 And if they answer not your prayer, then know that it is revealed only in the knowledge of Allah; and that there is no God except Him. Will you then be of those who surrender?
 
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 Whoso desires the life of the world and its pomp, We shall repay them their deeds herein, and therein they will not be wronged.
 
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 Those are they for whom is nothing in the Hereafter except the Fire. All that they contrive here is vain and all that they are wont to do is fruitless.
 
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 Is he to be counted equal with them who relies on a clear proof from his Lord, and a witness from Him recites it, and before it was the Book of Moses, an example and a mercy? Such believe therein, and whoso disbelieve therein of the clans, the Fire is his appointed place. So be not you in doubt concerning it. Behold! it is the Truth from thy Lord; but most of humanity believe not.
 
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 Who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah? Such will be brought before their Lord, and the witnesses will say: These are they who lied concerning their Lord. Now the sadness of Allah is upon wrong-doers,
 
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 Who debar men from the way of Allah and would have it crooked, and who are disbelievers in the Hereafter.
 
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 Such will not escape in the earth, nor have they any protecting friends beside Allah. For them the torment will be double. They could not bear to hear, and they used not to see.
 
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 Such are they who have lost their souls, and that which they used to invent has failed them.
 
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 Assuredly in the Hereafter they will be the greatest losers.
 
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 Behold! those who believe and do good works and humble themselves before their Lord: such are rightful owners of the Garden; they will abide therein.
 
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 The likeness of the two parties is as the blind and the deaf and the seer and the hearer. Are they equal in likeness? Will you not then be admonished?
 
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 And We sent Noah unto his people and he said: Behold! I am a plain warner unto you.
 
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 That you serve none, except Allah. Behold! I fear for you the retribution of a painful Day.
 
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 The chieftains of his people, who disbelieved, said: We see you but a mortal like us, and we see not that any follow you except the most abject among us, without reflection. We behold in you no merit above us - nay, we deem you liars.
 
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 He said: O my people! Bethink you, if I rely on a clear proof from my Lord and there has come unto me a mercy from His presence, and it has been made obscure to you, can we compel you to accept it when you are averse thereto?
 
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 And O my people! I ask of you no wealth therefor. My reward is the concern only of Allah, and I am not going to thrust away those who believe - Behold! they have to meet their Lord! - but I see you a people that are ignorant.
 
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 And, O my people! who would deliver me from Allah if I thrust them away? Will you not then reflect?
 
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 I say not unto you: "I have the treasures of Allah" nor "I have knowledge of the Unseen," nor say I: "Behold! I am an angel!" Nor say I unto those whom your eyes scorn that Allah will not give them good - Allah knows best what is in their hearts - Behold! then indeed I should be of the wrong-doers.
 
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 They said: O Noah! You have disputed with us and multiplied disputation with us; now bring upon us that wherewith you threatenest us, if you are of the truthful.
 
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 He said: Only Allah will bring it upon you if He will, and you can by no means escape.
 
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 My counsel will not profit you if I were minded to advise you, if Allah's will is to keep you astray. He is your Lord and unto Him you will be brought back.
 
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 Or say they again: He has invented it? Let it be said: If I have invented it, upon me be my crimes, but I am innocent of all that you commit.
 
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 And it was inspired in Noah, saying: No-one of thy people will believe except him who has believed already. Be not distressed because of what they do.
 
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 Build the ship under Our eyes and by Our inspiration, and speak not unto Me on behalf of those who do wrong. Behold! they will be drowned.
 
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 And he was building the ship, and every time that chieftains of his people passed him, they made mock of him. He said: Though you make mock of Us, yet We mock at you even as you mock;
 
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 And you shall know to whom a judgment that will confound him comes, and upon whom a lasting doom will fall.
 
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 Thus it was till, when Our commandment came to pass and the oven gushed forth water, We said: Load therein two of every kind, a pair the male and female, and thy household, except him against whom the word has gone forth already, and those who believe. And but a few were they who believed with him.
 
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 And he said: Embark therein! In the name of Allah be its course and its mooring. Behold! my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.
 
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 And it sailed with them amid waves like mountains, and Noah cried unto his son - and he was standing aloof - O my son! Come ride with us, and be not with the disbelievers.
 
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 He said: I shall betake me to some mountain that will except me from the water. Noah said: This day there is none that saveth from the commandment of Allah except him on whom He has had mercy. And the wave came in between them, so he was among the drowned.
 
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 And it was said: O earth! Swallow thy water and, O sky! be cleared of clouds! And the water was made to subside. And the commandment was fulfilled. And it the ship came to rest upon the mount Al-Judi and it was said: A far removal for wrongdoing people!
 
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 And Noah cried unto his Lord and said: My Lord! Behold! my son is of my household! Surely Thy promise is the truth and You are the Most Just of Judges.
 
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 He said: O Noah! Behold! he is not of thy household; Lo and Behold! he is of evil conduct, so ask not of Me that of which you have no knowledge. I admonish you lest you be among the ignorant.
 
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 He said: My Lord! Behold! in You do I seek refuge from the sin that I should ask of You that of which I have no knowledge. Unless You forgive me and have mercy on me I shall be among the lost.
 
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 It was said unto him: O Noah! Go you down from the mountain with peace from Us and blessings upon you and some nations that will spring from those with thee. There will be other nations unto whom We shall give enjoyment a long while and then a painful doom from Us will overtake them.
 
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 This is of the tidings of the Unseen which We inspire in you Muhammad. You thyself knewest it not, nor did thy people know it before this. Then have patience. Behold! the sequel is for those who ward off evil.
 
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 And unto the tribe of A'ad We sent their brother, Eber. He said: O my people! Serve Allah! Ye have no other God except Him. Behold! you do but invent.
 
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 O my people! I ask of you no reward for it. Behold! my reward is the concern only of Him Who made me. Have you then no sense?
 
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 And, O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord, then turn unto Him repentant; He will cause the sky to rain abundance on you and will add unto you strength to your strength. Turn not away, guilty!
 
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 They said: O Eber! You have brought us no clear proof and we are not going to forsake our gods on thy mere saying, and we are not believers in thee.
 
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 We say nothing except that one of our gods has possessed you in an evil way. He said: I call Allah to witness, and do you too bear witness, that I am innocent of all that you ascribe as partners to Allah
 
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 Beside Him. So try to circumvent me, all of you, give me no respite.
 
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 Behold! I have put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Not an animal but He does grasp it by the forelock! Behold! my Lord is on a straight path.
 
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 And if you turn away, still I have conveyed unto you that wherewith I was sent unto you, and my Lord will set in place of you a people other than you. Ye cannot injure Him at all. Behold! my Lord is Guardian over all things.
 
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 And when Our commandment came to pass We saved Eber and those who believed with him by a mercy from Us; We saved them from a harsh doom.
 
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 And such were A'ad. They denied the revelations of their Lord and flouted His messengers and followed the command of every forward potentate.
 
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 And a curse was made to follow them in the world and on the Day of Resurrection. Behold! A'ad disbelieved in their Lord. A far removal for A'ad, the people of Eber!
 
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 And unto the tribe of Thamud We sent their brother Salih. He said: O my people! Serve Allah, Ye have no other God except Him. He brought you forth from the earth and has made you husband it. So ask forgiveness of Him and turn unto Him repentant. Behold! my Lord is Nigh, Responsive.
 
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 They said: O Salih! You have been among us hitherto as that wherein our hope was placed. Dost you ask us not to worship what our fathers worshipped? Behold! we truly are in grave doubt concerning that to which you callest us.
 
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 He said: O my people! Bethink you: if I am acting on clear proof from my Lord and there has come unto me a mercy from Him, who will except me from Allah if I disobey Him? Ye would add to me nothing except perdition.
 
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 O my people! This is the camel of Allah, a token unto you, so suffer her to feed in Allah's earth, and touch her not with harm lest a near torment seize you.
 
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 But they hamstrung her, and then he said: Enjoy life in your dwelling-place three days! This is a threat that will not be belied.
 
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 So, when Our commandment came to pass, We saved Salih, and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us, from the ignominy of that day. Lo, thy Lord! He is the Strong, the Mighty.
 
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 And the awful Cry overtook those who did wrong, so that morning found them prostrate in their dwellings,
 
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 As though they had not dwelt there. Behold! Thamud disbelieved in their Lord. A far removal for Thamud!
 
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 And Our messengers came unto King AB-RA-MU (Abraham) of Ebla with good news. They said: Peace! He answered: Peace! and delayed not to bring a roasted calf.
 
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 And when he saw their hands reached not to it, he mistrusted them and conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! Behold! we are sent unto the people of Lot.
 
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 And his wife, standing by laughed when We gave her good tidings of the birth of Isaac, and, after Isaac, of Jacob.
 
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 She said: Oh woe is me! Shall I bear a child when I am an old woman, and this my husband is an old man? Behold! this is a strange thing!
 
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 They said: Wonderest you at the commandment of Allah? The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, O people of the house! Behold! He is Owner of Praise, Owner of Glory!
 
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 And when the awe departed from Abraham, and the glad news reached him, he pleaded with Us on behalf of the people of Lot.
 
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 Behold! Abraham was mild, imploring, penitent.
 
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 It was said O Abraham! Forsake this! Behold! thy Lord's commandment has gone forth, and Lo and Behold! there comes unto them a doom which cannot be repelled.
 
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 And when Our messengers came unto Lot, he was distressed and knew not how to protect them. He said: This is a distressful day.
 
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 And his people came unto him, running towards him - and before then they used to commit abominations - He said: O my people! Here are my daughters! They are purer for you. Beware of Allah, and degrade me not in the person of my guests. Is there not among you any upright man?
 
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 They said: Well you know that we have no right to thy daughters, and well you know what we want.
 
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 He said: Would that I had strength to resist you or had some strong support among you!
 
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 The messengers said: O Lot! Behold! we are messengers of thy Lord; they shall not reach thee. So travel with thy people in a part of the night, and let not one of you turn round - all except thy wife. Behold! that which striketh them will strike her also. Behold! their agreed appointment is for the morning. Is not the morning nigh?
 
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 So when Our commandment came to pass We overthrew that township and rained upon it stones of clay, one after another,
 
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 Marked with fire in the providence of thy Lord for the destruction of the wicked. And they are never far from the wrong-doers.
 
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 And unto Midian We sent their brother Shu'eyb. He said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other God except Him! And give not short measure and short weight. Behold! I see you well-to-do, and Lo and Behold! I fear for you the doom of a besetting Day.
 
85.
 O my people! Give full measure and full weight in justice, and wrong not people in respect of their goods. And do not evil in the earth, causing corruption.
 
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 That which Allah leaves with you is better for you if you are believers; and I am not a keeper over you.
 
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 They said: O Shu'eyb! Does thy way of prayer command you that we should forsake that which our fathers used to worship, or that we should leave off doing what we will with our own property. Behold! you are the mild, the guide to right behaviour.
 
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 He said: O my people! Bethink you: if I am acting on a clear proof from my Lord and He sustaineth me with fair sustenance from Him how can I concede anyway can to you? I desire not to do behind your backs that which I ask you not to do. I desire nothing except reform so far as I am able. My welfare is only in Allah. In Him I trust and unto Him I turn repentant.
 
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 And, O my people! Let not the schism with me cause you to sin so that there befall you that which befell the people of Noah and the people of Eber, and the people of Salih; and the people of Lot are not far off from you.
 
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 Ask pardon of your Lord and then turn unto Him repentant. Behold! my Lord is Merciful, Loving.
 
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 They said: O Shu'eyb! We understand not much of that you tellest, and Lo and Behold! we do behold you weak among us. But for thy family, we should have stoned thee, for you are not strong against us.
 
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 He said: O my people! Is my family more to be honoured by you than Allah? and you put Him behind you, neglected! Behold! my Lord surrounds what you do.
 
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 And, O my people! Act according to your power, Lo and Behold! I too am acting. Ye will soon know on whom there comes a doom that will abase him, and who it is that lieth. And watch! Behold! I am a watcher with you.
 
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 And when Our commandment came to pass We saved Shu'eyb and those who believed with him by a mercy from Us; and the Awful Cry seized those who did injustice, and morning found them prostrate in their dwellings,
 
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 As though they had not dwelt there. A far removal for Midian, even as Thamud had been removed afar!
 
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 And truly The Lord sent Moses with Our revelations and a clear warrant
 
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 Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they did follow the command of Pharaoh, and the command of Pharaoh was no right guide.
 
98.
 He will go before his people on the Day of Resurrection and will lead them to the Fire for watering-place. Ah, hapless is the watering-place whither they are led.
 
99.
 A judgment is made to follow them in the world and on the Day of Resurrection. Hapless is the gift that will be given them.
 
100.
 That is something of the tidings of the townships which were destroyed of old. We relate it unto you Muhammad. Some of them are standing and some already reaped.
 
101.
 We wronged them not, but they did wrong themselves; and their gods on whom they call beside Allah availed them nothing when came thy Lord's command; they added to them nothing except ruin.
 
102.
 Even thus is the grasp of thy Lord when He graspeth the townships while they are doing wrong. Behold! His grasp is painful, very strong.
 
103.
 Behold! herein truly there is an omen for those who fear the doom of the Hereafter. That is a day unto which humanity will be gathered, and that is a day that will be witnessed.
 
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 And We defer it only to a term already reckoned.
 
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 On the day when it comes no soul will speak except by His permission; some among them will be wretched, others glad.
 
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 As for those who will be wretched on that day they will be in the Fire; sighing and wailing will be their portion therein,
 
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 Abiding there so long as the heavens and the earth endure except for that which thy Lord willeth. Behold! thy Lord is Doer of what He will.
 
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 And as for those who will be glad that day they will be in the Garden, abiding there so long as the heavens and the earth endure except for that which thy Lord willeth: a gift unfailing.
 
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 So be not you in doubt concerning that which these people worship. They worship only as their fathers worshipped aforetime. Behold! we shall pay them their whole due unabated.
 
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 And we truly gave unto Moses the Scripture, and there was strife thereupon; and had it not been for a Word that had already gone forth from thy Lord, the case would have been judged between them, and Lo and Behold! they are in grave doubt concerning it.
 
111.
 And Lo and Behold! unto each thy Lord will truly repay his works in full. Behold! He is Informed of what they do.
 
112.
 So tread you the straight path as you are commanded, and those who turn unto Allah with thee, and transgress not. Behold! He is Seer of what you do.
 
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 And incline not toward those who do wrong lest the Fire touch you, and you have no protecting friends against Allah, and afterward you would not be helped.
 
114.
 Establish worship at the two ends of the day and in some watches of the night. Behold! good deeds annul ill-deeds. This is reminder for the mindful.
 
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 And have patience, O Messenger, for Lo and Behold! Allah loseth not the wages of the good.
 
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 If only there had been among the generations before you men possessing a remnant of good sense to warn their people from corruption in the earth, as did a few of those whom We saved from them! The wrong-doers followed that by which they were made sapless, and were guilty.
 
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 In truth thy Lord destroyed not the townships tyrannously while their people were doing right.
 
118.
 And if thy Lord had willed, He truly would have made humanity one nation, yet they cease not differing,
 
119.
 Save him on whom thy Lord has mercy; and for that He did create them. And the Word of thy Lord has been fulfilled: Verily I shall fill hell with the spirits and humanity together.
 
120.
 And all that We relate unto you of the story of the messengers is in order that thereby We may make firm thy heart. And herein has come unto you the Truth and an exhortation and a reminder for believers.
 
121.
 And say unto those who believe not: Act according to your power. Behold! We too are acting.
 
122.
 And wait! Behold! We too are waiting.
 
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 And Allah's is the Invisible of the heavens and the earth, and unto Him the whole matter will be returned. So worship Him and put thy trust in Him. Behold! thy Lord is not unaware of what you mortals do.
 

 
 
 

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