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Sad. By the Koran and its Reminder!
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The disbelievers are [mired] in pride and dissent.
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How many generations We have destroyed before them! When they called [to Us], it was too late for their salvation!
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They were surprised that a Warner came from their midst. The disbelievers said: “He’s a wizard, a liar!
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How could he combine [all] gods in one God? Verily, this is such a strange thing!”
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Their chieftains retired, [saying]: “Go your way and hold fast to your gods, it’s obviously a plot!
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We haven’t heard anything like that in the old creed — these are nothing but fabrications!
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And why did the Reminder descend upon him and not upon one of us?” — Yes, they have doubts about My Reminder. But they have not tasted My punishment yet!
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Do they own the treasury of the bounties of your Lord, the Mighty, the Giver?
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Do they own the Heavens and earth and what is in between? Even if they hoist themselves [to Heaven] on ropes.
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the army of their confederation shall be defeated there!
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Before them, the peoples of Noah, ’Ad, and Pharaoh, the lord of stakes, disbelieved [in Us],
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and Thamood, and the people of Lot, and the dwellers al-’Aika — all their confederations!
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They have all rejected their Messengers, and thus deserved My punishment.
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They are waiting for the single Shout that shall not be postponed,
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They say: “Our Lord, hasten our lot before the Reckoning Day!”
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— [O Muhammad!] Bear patiently whatever they say, and remember Our servant David, the man of strength who used to turn [to Us].
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We made the mountains join him in glorifying [Us] evenings and at sunrise.
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And the birds flocked together to join him in turning [to Us].
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We bolstered his kingdom and gave him Wisdom and eloquence.
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Have you heard the story of the two litigants? They climbed over the wall into his chamber.
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David was scared when they appeared before him. They said: “Don’t be afraid! We are fighting each other because one of us has wronged the other one. Judge between us by the Truth, but don’t judge unjustly, and guide us to the right way.”
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[One of them said]: “This is my brother. He has ninety-nine ewes, and I’ve only one. He said to me: ’Put her in my care’, and he insisted on his demand.”
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[David] said: “He has surely wronged you by insisting that you add your ewe to his flock. Verily, partners often do wrong to each other, but not those who believe and do good works, but there are so few of them!” David understood that We were testing him. He asked his Lord to forgive him; he prostrated himself and turned [to Him].
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We forgave him, brought him near Us, and gave him a good retreat:
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— O David! We appoint you Our deputy on earth. Judge between men by the Truth and do not indulge in passions, lest they divert you from God’s way. Verily, those who strayed from God’s way shall receive a severe punishment for forgetting the Reckoning Day.
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We have created the heaven and the earth, and what is in between not without purpose as the disbelievers pretend. Woe from the Fire to those who disbelieve!
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Can We treat those who believed and did right like those who spread corruption in the land? Can We treat the God-fearing like the corrupt?
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This is the blessed Scripture that We have sent down to you to let [people] meditate on its Verses and let the intelligent ones be reminded.
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To David We gave a son, Solomon, an outstanding servant, who, verily, used to turn [to Us].
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