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 2. These are Verses of the Wise 
												Book,-
 
 3. A Guide and a Mercy to the 
												Doers of Good,-
 
 4. Those who establish regular 
												Prayer, and give regular 
												Charity, and have (in their 
												hearts) the assurance of the 
												Hereafter.
 
 5. These are on (true) guidance 
												from their Lord: and these are 
												the ones who will prosper.
 
 6. But there are, among men, 
												those who purchase idle tales, 
												without knowledge (or meaning), 
												to mislead (men) from the Path 
												of Allah and throw ridicule (on 
												the Path): for such there will 
												be a Humiliating Penalty.
 
 7. When Our Signs are rehearsed 
												to such a one, he turns away in 
												arrogance, as if he heard them 
												not, as if there were deafness 
												in both his ears: announce to 
												him a grievous Penalty.
 
 8. For those who believe and 
												work righteous deeds, there will 
												be Gardens of Bliss,-
 
 9. To dwell therein. The promise 
												of Allah is true: and He is 
												Exalted in Power, Wise.
 
 10. He created the heavens 
												without any pillars that ye can 
												see; He set on the earth 
												mountains standing firm, lest it 
												should shake with you; and He 
												scattered through it beasts of 
												all kinds. We send down rain 
												from the sky, and produce on the 
												earth every kind of noble 
												creature, in pairs.
 
 11. Such is the Creation of 
												Allah. now show Me what is there 
												that others besides Him have 
												created: nay, but the 
												Transgressors are in manifest 
												error.
 
 12. we bestowed (in the past) 
												Wisdom on Luqman: "Show (thy) 
												gratitude to Allah." Any who is 
												(so) grateful does so to the 
												profit of his own soul: but if 
												any is ungrateful, verily Allah 
												is free of all wants, Worthy of 
												all praise.
 
 13. Behold, Luqman said to his 
												son by way of instruction: "O my 
												son! join not in worship 
												(others) with Allah. for false 
												worship is indeed the highest 
												wrong-doing."
 
 14. And We have enjoined on man 
												(to be good) to his parents: in 
												travail upon travail did his 
												mother bear him, and in years 
												twain was his weaning: (hear the 
												command), "Show gratitude to Me 
												and to thy parents: to Me is 
												(thy final) Goal.
 
 15. "But if they strive to make 
												thee join in worship with Me 
												things of which thou hast no 
												knowledge, obey them not; yet 
												bear them company in this life 
												with justice (and 
												consideration), and follow the 
												way of those who turn to me (in 
												love): in the end the return of 
												you all is to Me, and I will 
												tell you the truth (and meaning) 
												of all that ye did."
 
 16. "O my son!" (said Luqman), 
												"If there be (but) the weight of 
												a mustard-seed and it were 
												(hidden) in a rock, or 
												(anywhere) in the heavens or on 
												earth, Allah will bring it 
												forth: for Allah understands the 
												finest mysteries, (and) is 
												well-acquainted (with them).
 
 17. "O my son! establish regular 
												prayer, enjoin what is just, and 
												forbid what is wrong: and bear 
												with patient constancy whatever 
												betide thee; for this is 
												firmness (of purpose) in (the 
												conduct of) affairs.
 
 18. "And swell not thy cheek 
												(for pride) at men, nor walk in 
												insolence through the earth; for 
												Allah loveth not any arrogant 
												boaster.
 
 19. "And be moderate in thy 
												pace, and lower thy voice; for 
												the harshest of sounds without 
												doubt is the braying of the 
												ass."
 
 20. Do ye not see that Allah has 
												subjected to your (use) all 
												things in the heavens and on 
												earth, and has made his bounties 
												flow to you in exceeding 
												measure, (both) seen and unseen? 
												Yet there are among men those 
												who dispute about Allah, without 
												knowledge and without guidance, 
												and without a Book to enlighten 
												them!
 
 21. When they are told to follow 
												the (Revelation) that Allah has 
												sent down, they say: "Nay, we 
												shall follow the ways that we 
												found our fathers (following). 
												"What! even if it is Satan 
												beckoning them to the Penalty of 
												the (Blazing) Fire?
 
 22. Whoever submits his whole 
												self to Allah, and is a doer of 
												good, has grasped indeed the 
												most trustworthy hand-hold: and 
												with Allah rests the End and 
												Decision of (all) affairs.
 
 23. But if any reject Faith, let 
												not his rejection grieve thee: 
												to Us is their return, and We 
												shall tell them the truth of 
												their deeds: for Allah knows 
												well all that is in (men's) 
												hearts.
 
 24. We grant them their pleasure 
												for a little while: in the end 
												shall We drive them to a 
												chastisement unrelenting.
 
 25. If thou ask them, who it is 
												that created the heavens and the 
												earth. They will certainly say, 
												"(Allah)". Say: "Praise be to 
												Allah." But most of them 
												understand not.
 
 26. To Allah belong all things 
												in heaven and earth: verily 
												Allah is He (that is) free of 
												all wants, worthy of all praise.
 
 27. And if all the trees on 
												earth were pens and the ocean 
												(were ink), with seven oceans 
												behind it to add to its 
												(supply), yet would not the 
												words of Allah be exhausted (in 
												the writing): for Allah is 
												Exalted in Power, full of 
												Wisdom.
 
 28. And your creation or your 
												resurrection is in no wise but 
												as an individual soul: for Allah 
												is He Who hears and sees (all 
												things).
 
 29. Seest thou not that Allah 
												merges Night into Day and he 
												merges Day into Night; that He 
												has subjected the sun, and the 
												moon (to his Law), each running 
												its course for a term appointed; 
												and that Allah is 
												well-acquainted with all that ye 
												do?
 
 30. That is because Allah is the 
												(only) Reality, and because 
												whatever else they invoke 
												besides Him is Falsehood; and 
												because Allah,- He is the Most 
												High, Most Great.
 
 31. Seest thou not that the 
												ships sail through the ocean by 
												the Grace of Allah.- that He may 
												show you of His Signs? Verily in 
												this are Signs for all who 
												constantly persevere and give 
												thanks.
 
 32. When a wave covers them like 
												the canopy (of clouds), they 
												call to Allah, offering Him 
												sincere devotion. But when He 
												has delivered them safely to 
												land, there are among them those 
												that halt between (right and 
												wrong). But none reject Our 
												Signs except only a perfidious 
												ungrateful (wretch)!
 
 33. O mankind! do your duty to 
												your Lord, and fear (the coming 
												of) a Day when no father can 
												avail aught for his son, nor a 
												son avail aught for his father. 
												Verily, the promise of Allah is 
												true: let not then this present 
												life deceive you, nor let the 
												chief Deceiver deceive you about 
												Allah.
 
 34. Verily the knowledge of the 
												Hour is with Allah (alone). It 
												is He Who sends down rain, and 
												He Who knows what is in the 
												wombs. Nor does any one know 
												what it is that he will earn on 
												the morrow: Nor does any one 
												know in what land he is to die. 
												Verily with Allah is full 
												knowledge and He is acquainted 
												(with all things).
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