| 1. Praise be to Allah, 
												to Whom belong all things in the 
												heavens and on earth: to Him be 
												Praise in the Hereafter: and He 
												is Full of Wisdom, acquainted 
												with all things.
 2. He knows all that goes into 
												the earth, and all that comes 
												out thereof; all that comes down 
												from the sky and all that 
												ascends thereto and He is the 
												Most Merciful, the 
												Oft-Forgiving.
 
 3. The Unbelievers say, "Never 
												to us will come the Hour": Say, 
												"Nay! but most surely, by my 
												Lord, it will come upon you;- by 
												Him Who knows the unseen,- from 
												Whom is not hidden the least 
												little atom in the heavens or on 
												earth: Nor is there anything 
												less than that, or greater, but 
												is in the Record Perspicuous:
 
 4. That He may reward those who 
												believe and work deeds of 
												righteousness: for such is 
												Forgiveness and a Sustenance 
												Most Generous."
 
 5. But those who strive against 
												Our Signs, to frustrate them,- 
												for such will be a Penalty,- a 
												Punishment most humiliating.
 
 6. And those to whom knowledge 
												has come see that the 
												(Revelation) sent down to thee 
												from thy Lord - that is the 
												Truth, and that it guides to the 
												Path of the Exalted (in might), 
												Worthy of all praise.
 
 7. The Unbelievers say (in 
												ridicule): "Shall we point out 
												to you a man that will tell you, 
												when ye are all scattered to 
												pieces in disintegration, that 
												ye shall (then be raised) in a 
												New Creation?
 
 8. "Has he invented a falsehood 
												against Allah, or has a spirit 
												(seized) him?"- Nay, it is those 
												who believe not in the 
												Hereafter, that are in (real) 
												Penalty, and in farthest error.
 
 9. See they not what is before 
												them and behind them, of the sky 
												and the earth? If We wished, We 
												could cause the earth to swallow 
												them up, or cause a piece of the 
												sky to fall upon them. Verily in 
												this is a Sign for every devotee 
												that turns to Allah (in 
												repentance).
 
 10. We bestowed Grace aforetime 
												on David from ourselves: "O ye 
												Mountains! Sing ye back the 
												Praises of Allah with him! and 
												ye birds (also)! And We made the 
												iron soft for him;-
 
 11. (Commanding), "Make thou 
												coast of mail, balancing well 
												the rings of chain armour, and 
												work ye righteousness; for be 
												sure I see (clearly) all that ye 
												do."
 
 12. And to Solomon (We made) the 
												Wind (obedient): Its early 
												morning (stride) was a month's 
												(journey), and its evening 
												(stride) was a month's 
												(journey); and We made a Font of 
												molten brass to flow for him; 
												and there were Jinns that worked 
												in front of him, by the leave of 
												his Lord, and if any of them 
												turned aside from our command, 
												We made him taste of the Penalty 
												of the Blazing Fire.
 
 13. They worked for him as he 
												desired, (making) arches, 
												images, basons as large as 
												reservoirs, and (cooking) 
												cauldrons fixed (in their 
												places): "Work ye, sons of 
												David, with thanks! but few of 
												My servants are grateful!"
 
 14. Then, when We decreed 
												(Solomon's) death, nothing 
												showed them his death except a 
												little worm of the earth, which 
												kept (slowly) gnawing away at 
												his staff: so when he fell down, 
												the Jinns saw plainly that if 
												they had known the unseen, they 
												would not have tarried in the 
												humiliating Penalty (of their 
												Task).
 
 15. There was, for Saba, 
												aforetime, a Sign in their 
												home-land - two Gardens to the 
												right and to the left. "Eat of 
												the Sustenance (provided) by 
												your Lord, and be grateful to 
												Him: a territory fair and happy, 
												and a Lord Oft-Forgiving!
 
 16. But they turned away (from 
												Allah., and We sent against them 
												the Flood (released) from the 
												dams, and We converted their two 
												garden (rows) into "gardens" 
												producing bitter fruit, and 
												tamarisks, and some few 
												(stunted) Lote-trees.
 
 17. That was the Requital We 
												gave them because they 
												ungratefully rejected Faith: and 
												never do We give (such) requital 
												except to such as are ungrateful 
												rejecters.
 
 18. Between them and the Cities 
												on which We had poured our 
												blessings, We had placed Cities 
												in prominent positions, and 
												between them We had appointed 
												stages of journey in due 
												proportion: "Travel therein, 
												secure, by night and by day."
 
 19. But they said: "Our Lord! 
												Place longer distances between 
												our journey- stages": but they 
												wronged themselves (therein). At 
												length We made them as a tale 
												(that is told), and We dispersed 
												them all in scattered fragments. 
												Verily in this are Signs for 
												every (soul that is) patiently 
												constant and grateful.
 
 20. And on them did Satan prove 
												true his idea, and they followed 
												him, all but a party that 
												believed.
 
 21. But he had no authority over 
												them,- except that We might test 
												the man who believes in the 
												Hereafter from him who is in 
												doubt concerning it: and thy 
												Lord doth watch over all things.
 
 22. Say: "Call upon other (gods) 
												whom ye fancy, besides Allah. 
												They have no power,- not the 
												weight of an atom,- in the 
												heavens or on earth: No (sort 
												of) share have they therein, nor 
												is any of them a helper to 
												Allah.
 
 23. "No intercession can avail 
												in His Presence, except for 
												those for whom He has granted 
												permission. So far (is this the 
												case) that, when terror is 
												removed from their hearts (at 
												the Day of Judgment, then) will 
												they say, 'what is it that your 
												Lord commanded?' they will say, 
												'That which is true and just; 
												and He is the Most High Most 
												Great'."
 
 24. Say: "Who gives you 
												sustenance, from the heavens and 
												the earth?" Say: "It is Allah. 
												and certain it is that either we 
												or ye are on right guidance or 
												in manifest error!"
 
 25. Say: "Ye shall not be 
												questioned as to our sins, nor 
												shall we be questioned as to 
												what ye do."
 
 26. Say: "Our Lord will gather 
												us together and will in the end 
												decide the matter between us 
												(and you) in truth and justice: 
												and He is the one to decide, the 
												One Who knows all."
 
 27. Say: "Show me those whom ye 
												have joined with Him as 
												partners: by no means (can ye). 
												Nay, He is Allah, the Exalted in 
												Power, the Wise."
 
 28. We have not sent thee but as 
												a universal (Messenger) to men, 
												giving them glad tidings, and 
												warning them (against sin), but 
												most men understand not.
 
 29. They say: "When will this 
												promise (come to pass) if ye are 
												telling the truth?"
 
 30. Say: "The appointment to you 
												is for a Day, which ye cannot 
												put back for an hour nor put 
												forward."
 
 31. The Unbelievers say: "We 
												shall neither believe in this 
												scripture nor in (any) that 
												(came) before it." Couldst thou 
												but see when the wrong-doers 
												will be made to stand before 
												their Lord, throwing back the 
												word (of blame) on one another! 
												Those who had been despised will 
												say to the arrogant ones: "Had 
												it not been for you, we should 
												certainly have been believers!"
 
 32. The arrogant ones will say 
												to those who had been despised: 
												"Was it we who kept you back 
												from Guidance after it reached 
												you? Nay, rather, it was ye who 
												transgressed.
 
 33. Those who had been despised 
												will say to the arrogant ones: 
												"Nay! it was a plot (of yours) 
												by day and by night: Behold! Ye 
												(constantly) ordered us to be 
												ungrateful to Allah and to 
												attribute equals to Him!" They 
												will declare (their) repentance 
												when they see the Penalty: We 
												shall put yokes on the necks of 
												the Unbelievers: It would only 
												be a requital for their (ill) 
												Deeds.
 
 34. Never did We send a warner 
												to a population, but the wealthy 
												ones among them said: "We 
												believe not in the (Message) 
												with which ye have been sent."
 
 35. They said: "We have more in 
												wealth and in sons, and we 
												cannot be punished."
 
 36. Say: "Verily my Lord 
												enlarges and restricts the 
												Provision to whom He pleases, 
												but most men understand not."
 
 37. It is not your wealth nor 
												your sons, that will bring you 
												nearer to Us in degree: but only 
												those who believe and work 
												righteousness - these are the 
												ones for whom there is a 
												multiplied Reward for their 
												deeds, while secure they 
												(reside) in the dwellings on 
												high!
 
 38. Those who strive against Our 
												Signs, to frustrate them, will 
												be given over into Punishment.
 
 39. Say: "Verily my Lord 
												enlarges and restricts the 
												Sustenance to such of his 
												servants as He pleases: and 
												nothing do ye spend in the least 
												(in His cause) but He replaces 
												it: for He is the Best of those 
												who grant Sustenance.
 
 40. One Day He will gather them 
												all together, and say to the 
												angels, "Was it you that these 
												men used to worship?"
 
 41. They will say, "Glory to 
												Thee! our (tie) is with Thee - 
												as Protector - not with them. 
												Nay, but they worshipped the 
												Jinns: most of them believed in 
												them."
 
 42. So on that Day no power 
												shall they have over each other, 
												for profit or harm: and We shall 
												say to the wrong-doers, "Taste 
												ye the Penalty of the Fire,- the 
												which ye were wont to deny!"
 
 43. When Our Clear Signs are 
												rehearsed to them, they say, 
												"This is only a man who wishes 
												to hinder you from the (worship) 
												which your fathers practised." 
												And they say, "This is only a 
												falsehood invented!" and the 
												Unbelievers say of the Truth 
												when it comes to them, "This is 
												nothing but evident magic!"
 
 44. But We had not given them 
												Books which they could study, 
												nor sent apostles to them before 
												thee as Warners.
 
 45. And their predecessors 
												rejected (the Truth); these have 
												not received a tenth of what We 
												had granted to those: yet when 
												they rejected My apostles, how 
												(terrible) was My rejection (of 
												them)!
 
 46. Say: "I do admonish you on 
												one point: that ye do stand up 
												before Allah,- (It may be) in 
												pairs, or (it may be) singly,- 
												and reflect (within yourselves): 
												your Companion is not possessed: 
												he is no less than a warner to 
												you, in face of a terrible 
												Penalty."
 
 47. Say: "No reward do I ask of 
												you: it is (all) in your 
												interest: my reward is only due 
												from Allah. And He is witness to 
												all things."
 
 48. Say: "Verily my Lord doth 
												cast the (mantle of) Truth (over 
												His servants),- He that has full 
												knowledge of (all) that is 
												hidden."
 
 49. Say: "The Truth has arrived, 
												and Falsehood neither creates 
												anything new, nor restores 
												anything."
 
 50. Say: "If I am astray, I only 
												stray to the loss of my own 
												soul: but if I receive guidance, 
												it is because of the inspiration 
												of my Lord to me: it is He Who 
												hears all things, and is (ever) 
												near."
 
 51. If thou couldst but see when 
												they will quake with terror; but 
												then there will be no escape 
												(for them), and they will be 
												seized from a position (quite) 
												near.
 
 52. And they will say, "We do 
												believe (now) in the (Truth)"; 
												but how could they receive 
												(Faith) from a position (so far 
												off,-
 
 53. Seeing that they did reject 
												Faith (entirely) before, and 
												that they (continually) cast 
												(slanders) on the unseen from a 
												position far off?
 
 54. And between them and their 
												desires, is placed a barrier, as 
												was done in the past with their 
												partisans: for they were indeed 
												in suspicious (disquieting) 
												doubt.
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