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Praise be to Allah, Who has sent to
His Servant the Book, and has allowed therein no Crookedness: |
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(He has made it)
Straight (and Clear)
in order that He may warn (the
godless) of a terrible Punishment
from Him, and that He may give Glad Tidings to the Believers who work
righteous deeds, that they shall have a goodly Reward. |
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Wherein they shall remain forever: |
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Further, that He may warn those
(also)
who say, "Allah has begotten a son": |
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No knowledge have they of such a thing,
nor had their fathers. It is a grievous thing that issues from their
mouths as a saying. What they say is nothing but falsehood! |
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You would only, perchance, fret thyself
to death, following after them, in grief, if they believe not in this
Message. |
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That which is on earth We have made
but as a glittering show for the earth, in order that We may test
them--as to which of them are best in conduct. |
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Verily what is on earth We shall make
but as dust and dry soil (without
growth or herbage). |
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Or do you reflect that the Companions
of the Cave and of the Inscription were wonders among Our Signs? |
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Behold, the youths betook themselves
to the Cave: they said, "Our Lord! bestow on us Mercy from Thyself,
and dispose of our affair for us in the right way! |
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Then We drew (a veil)
over their ears, for a number of years, in the Cave, (so
that they heard not): |
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Then We roused them, in order to test
which of the two parties was best at calculating the term of years
they had tarried! |
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We relate to you their story in truth:
they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We advanced them
in guidance: |
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We gave strength to their hearts: Behold,
they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens
and of the earth: never shall we call upon any god other than Him:
if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity!" |
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"These our people have taken for
worship gods other than Him: why do they not bring forward an authority
clear (and convincing)
for what they do? Who does more wrong than such as invent a falsehood
against Allah? |
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"When you turn away from them
and the things they worship other than Allah betake yourselves to
the Cave: your Lord will shower his mercies on you and dispose of
your affair towards comfort and ease." |
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You would have seen the sun, when it
rose declining to the right from their Cave, and when it set, turning
away from them to the left, while they lay in the open space in the
midst of the Cave. Such are among the Signs of Allah: he whom Allah
guides; but he whom Allah leaves to stray--for him will you find no
protector to lead him to the Right Way. |
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You would have deemed them awake, whilst
they were asleep, and We turned them on their right and their left
sides: their dog stretching forth his two forelegs on the threshold:
if you had come up on to them, you would have certainly turned back
from them in flight, and would certainly have been filled with terror
of them |
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Such (being
their state), We raised them
up (from sleep)
that they might question each other. Said one of them, "How long
have you stayed (here)?"
They said, "We have stayed
(perhaps) a day, or part of
a day." (At length)
they (all)
said, "Allah (alone)
knows best how long you have stayed here...Now send you then one of
you with this money of yours to the town: let him find out which is
the best food (to be had)
and bring some to you, that (you
may) satisfy hunger herewith:
and let him behave with care and courtesy, and let him not inform
anyone about you. |
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"For if your should come upon
you, they would stone you or force you to return to their cult, and
in that case you would never attain prosperity." |
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Thus did We make their case known to
the people, that they might know that the promise of Allah is true,
and that there can be no doubt about the Hour of Judgment. Behold,
they dispute among themselves as to their affair. (Some)
said, "Construct a building over them": their Lord knows
best about them: those who prevailed over their affair said, "Let
us surely build a place of worship over them." |
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(Some)
say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them;
(others)
say they were five, the dog being the sixth--doubtfully guessing at
the unknown; (yet others)
say they were seven, the dog being the eighth. Say you: "My Lord
knows best their number; it is but few that know their (real
case)." Enter not, therefore,
into controversies concerning them, except on a matter that is clear,
nor consult any of them about (the
affair of) the Sleepers. |
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Nor say of anything, "I shall
be sure to do so and so tomorrow"-- |
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Without adding, "So please Allah!"
And call your Lord to mind when you forget, and say, "I hope
that my Lord will guide me ever closer (even)
than this to the right road." |
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So they stayed in their Cave three
hundred years, and (some)
add nine (more). |
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Say: "Allah knows best how long
they stayed: with Him is (the
knowledge of) the secrets of
the heavens and the earth: how clearly He sees, how finely He hears
(everything)!
They have no protector other than Him; nor does He share His Command
with any person whatsoever. |
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And recite (and
teach) what has been revealed
to you of the Book of your Lord: none can change His Words, and none
will you find as a refuge other than Him. |
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And keep your soul content with those
who call on their Lord morning and evening, seeking his Face; and
let not your eyes pass beyond them, seeking the pomp and glitter of
this Life; nor obey any whose heart We have permitted to neglect the
remembrance of Us, one who follows his own desires, whose case has
gone beyond all bounds. |
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Say, "The Truth is from your Lord":
let him who will believe, and let him who will, reject (it):
for the wrongdoers We have prepared a Fire whose (smoke
and flames), like the wall and
roof of a tent, will hem them in: if they implore relief they will
be granted water like melted brass that will scald their faces. How
dreadful the drink! How uncomfortable a couch to recline on! |
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As to those who believe and work righteousness,
verily We shall not suffer to perish the reward of any who do a (single)
righteous deed. |
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