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Sad (This is name of a letter of the Arabic alphabet, and only Allah knows its meaning here) and (by) the Qur'an comprising the Remembrance.
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No indeed, (but) the ones who have disbelieved are in might and opposition.
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How many a generation We caused to perish even before them, yet they called out, while time had lapsed for shirking (their doom).
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And they wonder that a warner has come to them from among them, and the disbelievers have said, "This is a sorcerer, a (great) liar."
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Has he made the gods one God? Surely this is indeed a most wondrous thing."
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And the chiefs among them went off, (saying), "Go on! (Or: March on!) And endure (patiently) with your gods; surely this indeed is a thing willfully (designed).
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In no way did we hear of this in the last creed; decidedly this is nothing except a made-up device.
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Has the Remembrance been sent down on him from among us?" No indeed, (but) they are in doubt of My Remembrance; no indeed (but) they have not as yet tasted My torment.
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Or even do they have in their presence the treasuries of your Lord's mercy, The Ever-Mighty, Superb Bestower?
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Or even does the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them belong to them? Then let them ascend the means!
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A very host of the (allied) parties is routed from these.
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The people of Nuh, (Noah) and Aad, and Firaawn, (Pharaoh) owner of the bulwarks, cried lies before them.
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And Thamud, and the people of Lut (Lot) and the companions of the Thicket; those were the (allied) parties.
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Decidedly not one but cried lies to the Messengers, so My punishment came true.
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And in no way are these looking for anything except one Shout; in no way is there any recovery from it.
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And they have said, "Our Lord, hasten (quickly) to us our sentence before the Day of Reckoning."
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(Endure) patiently what they say; and remember Our bondman Dawud (David) (a man) possessing prowess (Literally: hands). Surely he was a constant resorter (to Allah).
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Surely to him We subjected the mountains with him to extol at nightfall and sunshine.
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And the birds, mustered all to him a constant resorter.
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And We upheld his kingdom and brought him (the) Wisdom and decisive speech (Literally: the verdict, the address).
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And has the tiding of the adversaries come up to you? As they scaled the chamber,
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As they entered upon Dawud; then he was alarmed of them. They said, "Do not fear (anything); two adversaries we are. One of us has been inequitable to the other, (Literally: some of us against some "others") so judge between us with the truth, and do not act unjudiciously, and guide us to the level path.
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Surely this my brother has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe. So he said to me, Let me be her sponsor' and he got the better of me in speech." (Literally: was mightier in the address)
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He (Dawud) said, "Indeed he has already done an injustice to you in asking for your ewe (in addition) to his ewes; and surely many intermixes are indeed inequitable one against the other, (Literally: some of them are unfair to some "others") except the ones who have believed and done deeds of righteousness, and how few they are!" And Dawud surmised that We had only tempted (Or: tried) him; so he asked forgiveness of his Lord, and he collapsed bowing down and turned penitent. A prostration is to be performed here.
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So We forgave him that, and surely he has in Our Providence proximity indeed and a fair resorting.
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O Dawud, surely We have made you a succeeding (Literally: Caliph) (Messenger) in the earth, so judge among mankind with the truth, and do not ever follow prejudice that it may make you err from the way of Allah. Surely the ones who err from the way of Allah will have a strict torment for that they have forgotten the Day of Reckoning.
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And in no way have We created the heaven and the earth and whatever is between them untruthfully. That is the surmise of the ones who have disbelieved. So woe to the ones who have disbelieved, from the Fire!
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Or even shall We make the ones who have believed and done deeds of righteousness as the corruptors in the earth, or even shall We make the pious as the constantly impious?
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A Book We have sent down to you, Blessed, that they may ponder over its ayat (Verses, signs) and that men endowed with intellects would remind themselves.
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And We bestowed on Dawud (David) Sulayman; (Solomon) how excellent a bondman he was! Surely he was a constant resorter (to Us).
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