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NuN,* the pen, and what they (the people) write.
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You have attained a great blessing from your Lord; you are not crazy.
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You have attained a recompense that is well deserved.
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You are blessed with a great moral character.
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You will see, and they will see.
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Which of you are condemned.
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Your Lord is fully aware of those who strayed off His path, and He is fully aware of those who are guided.
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Do not obey the rejectors.
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They wish that you compromise, so they too can compromise.
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Do not obey every lowly swearer.
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A slanderer, a backbiter.
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Forbidder of charity, a transgressor, a sinner.
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Unappreciative, and greedy.
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Even though he possessed enough money and children.
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When our revelations are recited to him, he says, "Tales from the past!"
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We will mark his face.
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We have tested them like we tested the owners of the garden who swore that they will harvest it in the morning.
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They were so absolutely sure.
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A passing (storm) from your Lord passed by it while they were asleep.
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By morning, it was barren.
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They called on each other in the morning.
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"Let us harvest the crop."
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On their way, they confided to each other.
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That from then on, none of them would be poor.
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They were so absolutely sure of their harvest.
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But when they saw it, they said, "We were so wrong!
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"Now, we have nothing!"
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The righteous among them said, "If only you had glorified (God)!"
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They said, "Glory be to our Lord. We have transgressed."
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They started to blame each other.
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They said, "Woe to us. We sinned.
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"May our Lord grant us a better one. We repent to our Lord."
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Such was the requital. But the retribution of the Hereafter is far worse, if they only knew.
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The righteous have deserved, at their Lord, gardens of bliss.
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Shall we treat the submitters like the criminals?
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What is wrong with your logic?
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Do you have another book to uphold?
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In it, do you find anything you want?
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Or, have you received solemn assurances from us that grant you whatever you wish on the Day of Resurrection?
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Ask them, "Who guarantees this for you?"
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Do they have idols? Let their idols help them, if they are truthful.
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The day will come when they will be exposed, and they will be required to fall prostrate, but they will be unable to.
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With their eyes subdued, humiliation will cover them. They were invited to fall prostrate when they were whole and able.
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Therefore, let Me deal with those who reject this Hadith; we will lead them on whence they never perceive.
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I will give them enough rope; My scheming is formidable.
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Are you asking them for money, so they are burdened by the fine?
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Do they know the future? Do they have it recorded?
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You shall steadfastly persevere in carrying out the commands of your Lord. Do not be like (Jonah) who called from inside the fish.
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If it were not for his Lord's grace, he would have been ejected into the desert as a sinner.
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But his Lord blessed him, and made him righteous.
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Those who disbelieved show their ridicule in their eyes when they hear the message and say, "He is crazy!"
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It is in fact a message to the world.