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The Hour draws near; the moon is split in two.
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Whenever the disbelievers see a sign, they turn away and say, 'Same old sorcery!'
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They reject the truth and follow their own desireseverything is recorded
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although warning tales that should have restrained them have come down to them
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farreaching wisdombut these warnings do not help:
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so (Prophet) turn away from them. On the Day the Summoner will summon them to a horrific event,
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eyes downcast, they will come out of their graves like swarming locusts
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rushing towards the Summoner. The disbelievers will cry, 'This is a stern day!'
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The people of Noah rejected the truth before them: they rejected Our servant, saying, 'He is mad!' Noah was rebuked,
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and so he called upon his Lord, 'I am defeated: help me!'
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So We opened the gates of the sky with torrential water,
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burst the earth with gushing springs: the waters met for a preordained purpose.
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We carried him along on a vessel of planks and nails
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that floated under Our watchful eye, a reward for the one who had been rejected.
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We have left this as a sign: will anyone take heed?
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How (terrible) was My punishment and (the fulfilment of) My warnings!
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We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed?
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The people of `Ad also rejected the truth. How (terrible) was My punishment and (the fulfilment of) My warnings!
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We released a howling wind against them on a day of terrible disaster;
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it swept people away like uprooted palm trunks.
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How (terrible) was My punishment and (the fulfilment of) My warnings!
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We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: will anyone take heed?
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The people of Thamud also rejected the warnings:
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they said, 'What? A man? Why should we follow a lone man from amongst ourselves? That would be misguided; quite insane!
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Would a mes-sage be given to him alone out of all of us? No, he is an insolent liar!'
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'Tomorrow they will know who is the insolent liar,
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for We shall send them a she-camel to test them: so watch them (Salih) and be patient.
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Tell them the water is to be shared between them: each one should drink in turn.'
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But they called their companion, who took a sword and hamstrung the camel.
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How (terrible) was My punishment and (the fulfilment of) My warnings!
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