| 1. Those who reject 
												Allah and hinder (men) from the 
												Path of Allah,- their deeds will 
												Allah render astray (from their 
												mark).
 2. But those who believe and 
												work deeds of righteousness, and 
												believe in the (Revelation) sent 
												down to Muhammad - for it is the 
												Truth from their Lord,- He will 
												remove from them their ills and 
												improve their condition.
 
 3. This because those who reject 
												Allah follow vanities, while 
												those who believe follow the 
												Truth from their Lord: Thus does 
												Allah set forth for men their 
												lessons by similitudes.
 
 4. Therefore, when ye meet the 
												Unbelievers (in fight), smite at 
												their necks; At length, when ye 
												have thoroughly subdued them, 
												bind a bond firmly (on them): 
												thereafter (is the time for) 
												either generosity or ransom: 
												Until the war lays down its 
												burdens. Thus (are ye 
												commanded): but if it had been 
												Allah.s Will, He could certainly 
												have exacted retribution from 
												them (Himself); but (He lets you 
												fight) in order to test you, 
												some with others. But those who 
												are slain in the Way of Allah,- 
												He will never let their deeds be 
												lost.
 
 5. Soon will He guide them and 
												improve their condition,
 
 6. And admit them to the Garden 
												which He has announced for them.
 
 7. O ye who believe! If ye will 
												aid (the cause of) Allah, He 
												will aid you, and plant your 
												feet firmly.
 
 8. But those who reject 
												((Allah)),- for them is 
												destruction, and ((Allah)) will 
												render their deeds astray (from 
												their mark).
 
 9. That is because they hate the 
												Revelation of Allah. so He has 
												made their deeds fruitless.
 
 10. Do they not travel through 
												the earth, and see what was the 
												End of those before them (who 
												did evil)? Allah brought utter 
												destruction on them, and similar 
												(fates await) those who reject 
												Allah.
 
 11. That is because Allah is the 
												Protector of those who believe, 
												but those who reject Allah have 
												no protector.
 
 12. Verily Allah will admit 
												those who believe and do 
												righteous deeds, to Gardens 
												beneath which rivers flow; while 
												those who reject Allah will 
												enjoy (this world) and eat as 
												cattle eat; and the Fire will be 
												their abode.
 
 13. And how many cities, with 
												more power than thy city which 
												has driven thee out, have We 
												destroyed (for their sins)? and 
												there was none to aid them.
 
 14. Is then one who is on a 
												clear (Path) from his Lord, no 
												better than one to whom the evil 
												of his conduct seems pleasing, 
												and such as follow their own 
												lusts?
 
 15. (Here is) a Parable of the 
												Garden which the righteous are 
												promised: in it are rivers of 
												water incorruptible; rivers of 
												milk of which the taste never 
												changes; rivers of wine, a joy 
												to those who drink; and rivers 
												of honey pure and clear. In it 
												there are for them all kinds of 
												fruits; and Grace from their 
												Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) 
												be compared to such as shall 
												dwell for ever in the Fire, and 
												be given, to drink, boiling 
												water, so that it cuts up their 
												bowels (to pieces)?
 
 16. And among them are men who 
												listen to thee, but in the end, 
												when they go out from thee, they 
												say to those who have received 
												Knowledge, "What is it he said 
												just then?" Such are men whose 
												hearts Allah has sealed, and who 
												follow their own lusts.
 
 17. But to those who receive 
												Guidance, He increases the 
												(light of) Guidance, and bestows 
												on them their Piety and 
												Restraint (from evil).
 
 18. Do they then only wait for 
												the Hour,- that it should come 
												on them of a sudden? But already 
												have come some tokens thereof, 
												and when it (actually) is on 
												them, how can they benefit then 
												by their admonition?
 
 19. Know, therefore, that there 
												is no god but Allah, and ask 
												forgiveness for thy fault, and 
												for the men and women who 
												believe: for Allah knows how ye 
												move about and how ye dwell in 
												your homes.
 
 20. Those who believe say, "Why 
												is not a sura sent down (for 
												us)?" But when a sura of basic 
												or categorical meaning is 
												revealed, and fighting is 
												mentioned therein, thou wilt see 
												those in whose hearts is a 
												disease looking at thee with a 
												look of one in swoon at the 
												approach of death. But more 
												fitting for them-
 
 21. Were it to obey and say what 
												is just, and when a matter is 
												resolved on, it were best for 
												them if they were true to Allah.
 
 22. Then, is it to be expected 
												of you, if ye were put in 
												authority, that ye will do 
												mischief in the land, and break 
												your ties of kith and kin?
 
 23. Such are the men whom Allah 
												has cursed for He has made them 
												deaf and blinded their sight.
 
 24. Do they not then earnestly 
												seek to understand the Qur'an, 
												or are their hearts locked up by 
												them?
 
 25. Those who turn back as 
												apostates after Guidance was 
												clearly shown to them,- the Evil 
												One has instigated them and 
												busied them up with false hopes.
 
 26. This, because they said to 
												those who hate what Allah has 
												revealed, "We will obey you in 
												part of (this) matter"; but 
												Allah knows their (inner) 
												secrets.
 
 27. But how (will it be) when 
												the angels take their souls at 
												death, and smite their faces and 
												their backs?
 
 28. This because they followed 
												that which called forth the 
												Wrath of Allah, and they hated 
												Allah.s good pleasure; so He 
												made their deeds of no effect.
 
 29. Or do those in whose hearts 
												is a disease, think that Allah 
												will not bring to light all 
												their rancour?
 
 30. Had We so wiled, We could 
												have shown them up to thee, and 
												thou shouldst have known them by 
												their marks: but surely thou 
												wilt know them by the tone of 
												their speech! And Allah knows 
												all that ye do.
 
 31. And We shall try you until 
												We test those among you who 
												strive their utmost and 
												persevere in patience; and We 
												shall try your reported 
												(mettle).
 
 32. Those who reject Allah, 
												hinder (men) from the Path of 
												Allah, and resist the Messenger, 
												after Guidance has been clearly 
												shown to them, will not injure 
												Allah in the least, but He will 
												make their deeds of no effect.
 
 33. O ye who believe! Obey 
												Allah, and obey the apostle, and 
												make not vain your deeds!
 
 34. Those who reject Allah, and 
												hinder (men) from the Path of 
												Allah, then die rejecting 
												Allah,- Allah will not forgive 
												them.
 
 35. Be not weary and 
												faint-hearted, crying for peace, 
												when ye should be uppermost: for 
												Allah is with you, and will 
												never put you in loss for your 
												(good) deeds.
 
 36. The life of this world is 
												but play and amusement: and if 
												ye believe and guard against 
												Evil, He will grant you your 
												recompense, and will not ask you 
												(to give up) your possessions.
 
 37. If He were to ask you for 
												all of them, and press you, ye 
												would covetously withhold, and 
												He would bring out all your 
												ill-feeling.
 
 38. Behold, ye are those invited 
												to spend (of your substance) in 
												the Way of Allah. But among you 
												are some that are niggardly. But 
												any who are niggardly are so at 
												the expense of their own souls. 
												But Allah is free of all wants, 
												and it is ye that are needy. If 
												ye turn back (from the Path), He 
												will substitute in your stead 
												another people; then they would 
												not be like you!
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