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By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,

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verse 2

And by the Promised Day.

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verse 3

And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,

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verse 4

(Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch

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Of the fuel-fed fire,

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verse 6

When they sat by it,

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verse 7

And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.

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verse 8

They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,

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verse 9

Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.

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verse 10

Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.

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verse 11

Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.

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verse 12

Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

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verse 13

Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,

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And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

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verse 15

Lord of the Throne of Glory,

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Doer of what He will.

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verse 17

Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

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verse 18

Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?

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verse 19

Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

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verse 20

And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

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verse 21

Nay, but it is a glorious Qur’an.

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verse 22

On a guarded tablet.

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