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The Last Hour draws near and
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They deny the truth and follow the moon is split asunder.
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Yet, their own whimsevery matter when they see a sign they (who has its appointed time
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there deny the truth) turn their backs has come to them many a tiding and say, 'The same old sorcery!' wherein there are warnings,
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profound in wisdom, but all warnings have been of no avail:
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so ignore them. On the Day when the Crier will call out about a horrible event,
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with downcast eyes they shall come out of their graves, as if they were locusts milling about
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hastening towards the Crier. Those who deny the truth will cry, 'This is such a hard day!'
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The people of Noah denied (the truth) before them. They belied Our messenger saying, 'He is mad!' He was rebuffed,
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so he cried out to his Lord, saying, 'I am overcome, so help me!'
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So We opened the gates of the sky with water pouring down in torrents,
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and We caused the earth to burst with gushing springs: so that the waters met for a purpose which had been decreed.
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We bore him on an (ark) which, made of planks and nails,
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floated on under Our eyes: a vindication of him who had been rejected.
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We have left this as a sign: but will anyone take heed?
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How terrible then was My punishment and My warning.
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We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran. Is there anyone who would receive admonition?
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The people of 'Ad too rejected the truth. How terrible was My punishment and My warning.
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We sent a raging wind against them on a day of continuous calamity.
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It swept people away as if they were trunks of uprooted palm trees.
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How (dreadful) was My punishment and My warning!
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We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: is there anyone who would receive admonition?
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The tribe of Thamud also rejected Our warnings:
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they said, 'Are we to follow a man from amongst ourselves? We would surely then fall into error and madness.
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Has the (Divine) message been revealed to him alone of all of us? No, he is a boastful liar.'
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(We said to him) 'Tomorrow they shall know who is the boastful liar,
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for We are (going to) send the she-camel as a trial for them, so watch them and be patient.
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And tell them that the water (of the well) is to be divided between them, and that each one should drink in turn.'
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But they called their companion who took a sword and hamstrung her.
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How (terrible) were My punishment and My warnings!
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