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Ta.
Sin. These are revelations of the Qur-an and a Scripture that makes
plain; |
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A
guidance and good tidings for believers |
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Who
establish worship and pay the poor due and are sure of the Hereafter. |
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Lo!
as for those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have made their
works fair seeming unto them so that they are all astray. |
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Those
are they for whom is the worst of punishment, and in the Hereafter
they will be the great losers. |
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Lo!
as for you (Muhammad),
you verily receive the Qur-an from the presence of One Wise, Aware. |
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(Remember)
when Moses {Musa}
said unto his household: Lo! I spy afar off a fire; I will bring you
tidings thence, or bring to you a borrowed flame that you may warm
yourselves. |
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But
when he reached it, he was called, saying: Blessed is whosoever is
in the fire and whosoever is round about it! And glorified be Allah,
the Lord of the Worlds! |
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O
Moses {Musa}!
Lo! it is I, Allah, the Mighty, the Wise: |
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And
throw down your staff! But when he saw it writhing as it were a demon,
he turned to flee headlong; (but
it was said unto him): O Moses
{Musa}!
Fear not! Lo! the emissaries fear not in My presence, |
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Save
him who has done wrong and afterward has changed evil for good. And
lo! I am Forgiving, Merciful. |
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And
put your hand into the bosom of your robe, it will come forth white
but unhurt. (This will be one)
among name tokens unto Pharaoh and his people. Lo! they were ever
evil living folk. |
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But
when Our tokens came unto them, plain to see, they said: This is mere
magic. |
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And
they denied them, though their souls acknowledged them, for spite
and arrogance. Then see the nature of the consequence for the wrong-doers! |
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And
We verily gave knowledge unto David and Solomon, and they said: Praise
be to Allah, Who has preferred us above many of His believing slaves! |
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And
Solomon was David's heir. And he said: O humankind! Lo! we have been
taught the language of birds, and have been given (abundance)
of all things. This surely
is evident favor. |
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And
there were gathered together unto Solomon his armies of the jinn and
huhumankind, and of the birds, and they were set in battle order; |
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Till,
when they reached the Valley of the Ants, an ant exclaimed: O ants!
Enter your dwellings lest Solomon and his armies crush you, unperceiving. |
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And
(Solomon)
smiled, laughing at her speech, and said: My Lord, arouse me to be
thankful for Your favor wherewith You have favored me and my parents,
and to do good that shall be pleasing unto You, and include me in
(the number of)
Your righteous slaves. |
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And
he sought among the birds and said: How is it that I see not the hoopoe,
or is he among the absent? |
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I
verily will punish him with hard punishment or I verily will slay
him, or he verily shall bring me a plain excuse. |
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But
he was not long in coming, and he said: I have found out (a
thing) that you apprehend not,
and I come unto you from Sheba with sure tidings. |
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Lo!
I found a woman ruling over them, and she has been given
(abundance) of all things, and
hers is a mighty throne. |
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I
found her and her people worshipping the sun instead of Allah; and
Satan makes their works fair seeming unto them, and debarrs them from
the way (of Truth),
so that they go not aright: |
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So
that they worship not Allah, Who bringes forth the hidden in the heavens
and the earth, and knows what you hide and what you proclaim, |
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Allah;
there is no God save Him, the Lord of the tremendous Throne. |
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(Solomon)
said: We shall see whether you speak truth or whether you are of the
liars. |
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Go
with this my letter and throw it down unto them; then turn away and
see what (answer)
they return. |
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(The
Queen of Sheba) said (when
she received the letter): O
chieftains! Lo! there has been thrown unto me a noble letter. |
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Lo!
it is from Solomon, and lo! it is: In the name of Allah the Beneficent,
the Merciful; |
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