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Alif
Lam Ra. These are the Ayats of the Book of Wisdom. |
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It
is a matter of wonderment to men that We have set our inspiration
to a man from among themselves?--That he should warn mankind (of
their danger), and give the
good news to the Believers that they have before their Lord the lofty
rank of Truth. (But)
say the Unbelievers: "This is indeed an evident sorcerer!" |
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Verily
your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six Days,
and is firmly established on the Throne (of
authority) regulating and governing
all things. No intercessor (can
plead with Him)
except after His leave (has
been obtained). This is Allah
your Lord; Him therefore serve you: will you not celebrate His praises? |
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To
Him will be your return--of all of you. The promise of Allah is true
and sure. It is He who begins process of Creation, and repeats it,
that He may reward with justice those who believe and work righteousness;
but those who reject Him will have nothing but draughts of boiling
fluids, and a Penalty grievous, because they did reject Him. |
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It
is He who made the sun to be a shining glory and the moon to be a
light (of beauty),
and measured out stages for her: that you might know the number of
years and the count (of time).
Nowise did Allah create this but in truth and righteousness.
(Thus)
does He explain His Signs in detail, for those who understand. |
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Verily,
in the alternation of the Night and the Day, and in all that Allah
has created, in the heavens and the earth, are Signs for those who
fear Him. |
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Those
who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, but are pleased
and satisfied with the life of the Present and those who heed not
our Signs-- |
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Their
abode is the Fire, because of the (evil)
they earned. |
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Those
who believe, and work righteousness--their Lord will guide them because
of their Faith: beneath them will flow rivers in Gardens of Bliss. |
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(This
will be) their cry therein:
"Glory to You, O Allah!" and "Peace" will be their
greeting therein! And the close of their cry will be: "Praise
be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds!" |
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If
Allah were to hasten for men the ill (they
have earned) as they would fain
hasten on the good--then would their respite be settled at once. But
We leave those who rest not their hope of their meeting with Us, in
their trespasses, wandering in distraction to and fro. |
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When
trouble touches a person, he cries unto Us (in
all postures)--lying down on
his side, or sitting, or standing. But when We have solved his trouble
he passes on his way as if he had never cried to Us for a trouble
that touched him! Thus do the deeds of transgressors seem fair in
their eyes! |
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Generations
before you We destroyed when they did wrong: their Messengers came
to them with Clear Signs, but they would not believe! Thus do We requite
those who sin! |
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Then
We made you heirs in the land after them, to see how you would behave! |
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But
when Our Clear Signs are rehearsed unto them those who rest not their
hope on their meeting with Us, say: "Bring us a Reading other
than this, or change this." Say: "It is not for me, of my
own accord, to change it: I follow naught but what is revealed unto
me: if I were to disobey my Lord, I should myself fear the Penalty
of a Great Day (to come)." |
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Say:
"If Allah had so willed, I should not have rehearsed it to you,
nor would He have made it known to you. A whole lifetime before this
have I tarried amongst you: will you not then understand?" |
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Who
does more wrong than such as forge a lie against Allah or deny His
Signs? But never will prosper those who sin. |
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They
serve, besides Allah, things that hurt them not nor profit them, and
they say: "These are our intercessors with Allah." Say:
"Do you indeed inform Allah of something He knows not in the
heavens or on earth?--Glory to Him! And far is He above the partners
they ascribe (to Him)!" |
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Mankind
was but one nation, but differed (later).
Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord,
their differences would have been settled between them. |
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They
say: "Why is not a Sign sent down to him from his Lord?"
Say: "The Unseen is only for Allah (to
know). Then wait you: I too
will wait with you." |
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When
We make mankind taste of some mercy after adversity has touched them,
Behold! they take to plotting against Our Signs! Say: "Swifter
to plan is Allah!" Verily, Our messengers record all the plots
that you make! |
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He
it is Who enables you to traverse through land and sea; so that you
even board ships--they sail with them with a favorable wind and they
rejoice thereat; then comes a stormy wind and the waves come to them
from all sides, and they think they are being overwhelmed: they cry
unto Allah, sincerely offering (their)
duty unto Him saying "If You do deliver us from this, we shall
truly show our gratitude!" |
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But
when He delivers them, Behold! they transgress insolently through
the earth in defiance of right! O mankind! your insolence is against
your own souls--an enjoyment of the life of the Present: in the end,
to Us is your return, and We shall show you the truth of all that
you did. |
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The
likeness of the life of the Present is as the rain which We send down
from the skies: by its mingling arises the produce of the earth--which
provides food for men and animals: (it
grows) till the earth is clad
with its golden ornaments and is decked out (in
beauty): the people to whom
it belongs think they have all powers of disposal over it: there reaches
it Our command by night or by day, and We make it like a harvest clean-mown,
as if it had not flourished only the day before! Thus do We explain
the Signs in detail for those who reflect. |
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But
Allah does call to the Home of Peace: He does guide whom He pleases
to a Way that is straight. |
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To
those who do right is a goodly (reward)--yes,
more (than in measure)!
No darkness nor shame shall cover their faces! They are Companions
of the Garden; they will abide therein (for
aye)! |
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But
those who have earned evil will have a reward of like evil: ignominy
will cover their (faces):
no defender will they have from
(the wrath of) Allah: their
faces will be covered, as it were, with pieces from the depth of the
darkness of Night: they are Companions of the Fire: they will abide
therein (for aye)! |
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One
Day shall We gather them all together. Then shall We say to those
who joined gods (with Us):
"To your place! you and those you joined as `partners’."
We shall separate them, and their "partners" shall say:
"It was not us that you worshipped!" |
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"Enough
is Allah for a witness between us and you: we certainly knew nothing
of your worship of us!" |
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There
will every soul prove (the
fruits of) the deeds it sent
before: they will be brought back to Allah their rightful Lord, and
their invented falsehoods will leave them in the lurch. |
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