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Ha-Mim.

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By the Book that makes things clear;-

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We sent it down during a Blessed Night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil).

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In the (Night) is made distinct every affair of wisdom,

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By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations),

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As Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things);

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The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, if ye (but) have an assured faith.

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There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life and gives death,- The Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors.

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Yet they play about in doubt.

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Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible,

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Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.

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(They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!"

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How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that an Messenger explaining things clearly has (already) come to them,-

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Yet they turn away from him and say: "Tutored (by others), a man possessed!"

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We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways).

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One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We will indeed (then) exact Retribution!

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We did, before them, try the people of Pharaoh: there came to them an apostle most honourable,

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Saying: "Restore to me the Servants of Allah. I am to you an apostle worthy of all trust;

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"And be not arrogant as against Allah. for I come to you with authority manifest.

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"For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord, against your injuring me.

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"If ye believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me."

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(But they were aggressive:) then he cried to his Lord: "These are indeed a people given to sin."

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(The reply came:) "March forth with My Servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued.

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"And leave the sea as a furrow (divided): for they are a host (destined) to be drowned."

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How many were the gardens and springs they left behind,

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And corn-fields and noble buildings,

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And wealth (and conveniences of life), wherein they had taken such delight!

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Thus (was their end)! And We made other people inherit (those things)!

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And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite (again).

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We did deliver aforetime the Children of Israel from humiliating Punishment,

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Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.

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And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,

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And granted them Signs in which there was a manifest trial

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As to these (Quraish), they say forsooth:

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"There is nothing beyond our first death, and we shall not be raised again.

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"Then bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"

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What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.

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We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, merely in (idle) sport:

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We created them not except for just ends: but most of them do not understand.

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Verily the Day of sorting out is the time appointed for all of them,-

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The Day when no protector can avail his client in aught, and no help can they receive,

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Except such as receive Allah.s Mercy: for He is Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

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Verily the tree of Zaqqum

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Will be the food of the Sinful,-

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Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.

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Like the boiling of scalding water.

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(A voice will cry: "Seize ye him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire!

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"Then pour over his head the Penalty of Boiling Water,

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"Taste thou (this)! Truly wast thou mighty, full of honour!

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"Truly this is what ye used to doubt!"