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By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;

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By the promised Day (of Judgment);

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By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;-

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Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),

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Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

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Behold! they sat over against the (fire),

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And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.

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And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!-

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Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.

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Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire.

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For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires),

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Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.

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It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).

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And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness,

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Lord of the Throne of Glory,

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Doer (without let) of all that He intends.

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Has the story reached thee, of the forces-

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Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

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And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!

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But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

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Day, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

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(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!