| 1. By the (Winds) that 
												scatter broadcast;
 2. And those that lift and bear 
												away heavy weights;
 
 3. And those that flow with ease 
												and gentleness;
 
 4. And those that distribute and 
												apportion by Command;-
 
 5. Verily that which ye are 
												promised is true;
 
 6. And verily Judgment and 
												Justice must indeed come to 
												pass.
 
 7. By the Sky with (its) 
												numerous Paths,
 
 8. Truly ye are in a doctrine 
												discordant,
 
 9. Through which are deluded 
												(away from the Truth) such as 
												would be deluded.
 
 10. Woe to the 
												falsehood-mongers,-
 
 11. Those who (flounder) 
												heedless in a flood of 
												confusion:
 
 12. They ask, "When will be the 
												Day of Judgment and Justice?"
 
 13. (It will be) a Day when they 
												will be tried (and tested) over 
												the Fire!
 
 14. "Taste ye your trial! This 
												is what ye used to ask to be 
												hastened!"
 
 15. As to the Righteous, they 
												will be in the midst of Gardens 
												and Springs,
 
 16. Taking joy in the things 
												which their Lord gives them, 
												because, before then, they lived 
												a good life.
 
 17. They were in the habit of 
												sleeping but little by night,
 
 18. And in the hour of early 
												dawn, they (were found) praying 
												for Forgiveness;
 
 19. And in their wealth and 
												possessions (was remembered) the 
												right of the (needy,) him who 
												asked, and him who (for some 
												reason) was prevented (from 
												asking).
 
 20. On the earth are signs for 
												those of assured Faith,
 
 21. As also in your own selves: 
												Will ye not then see?
 
 22. And in heaven is your 
												Sustenance, as (also) that which 
												ye are promised.
 
 23. Then, by the Lord of heaven 
												and earth, this is the very 
												Truth, as much as the fact that 
												ye can speak intelligently to 
												each other.
 
 24. Has the story reached thee, 
												of the honoured guests of 
												Abraham?
 
 25. Behold, they entered his 
												presence, and said: "Peace!" He 
												said, "Peace!" (and thought, 
												"These seem) unusual people."
 
 26. Then he turned quickly to 
												his household, brought out a 
												fatted calf,
 
 27. And placed it before them.. 
												he said, "Will ye not eat?"
 
 28. (When they did not eat), He 
												conceived a fear of them. They 
												said, "Fear not," and they gave 
												him glad tidings of a son 
												endowed with knowledge.
 
 29. But his wife came forward 
												(laughing) aloud: she smote her 
												forehead and said: "A barren old 
												woman!"
 
 30. They said, "Even so has thy 
												Lord spoken: and He is full of 
												Wisdom and Knowledge."
 
 31. (Abraham) said: "And what, O 
												ye Messengers, is your errand 
												(now)?"
 
 32. They said, "We have been 
												sent to a people (deep) in sin;-
 
 33. "To bring on, on them, (a 
												shower of) stones of clay 
												(brimstone),
 
 34. "Marked as from thy Lord for 
												those who trespass beyond 
												bounds."
 
 35. Then We evacuated those of 
												the Believers who were there,
 
 36. But We found not there any 
												just (Muslim) persons except in 
												one house:
 
 37. And We left there a Sign for 
												such as fear the Grievous 
												Penalty.
 
 38. And in Moses (was another 
												Sign): Behold, We sent him to 
												Pharaoh, with authority 
												manifest.
 
 39. But (Pharaoh) turned back 
												with his Chiefs, and said, "A 
												sorcerer, or one possessed!"
 
 40. So We took him and his 
												forces, and threw them into the 
												sea; and his was the blame.
 
 41. And in the 'Ad (people) (was 
												another Sign): Behold, We sent 
												against them the devastating 
												Wind:
 
 42. It left nothing whatever 
												that it came up against, but 
												reduced it to ruin and 
												rottenness.
 
 43. And in the Thamud (was 
												another Sign): Behold, they were 
												told, "Enjoy (your brief day) 
												for a little while!"
 
 44. But they insolently defied 
												the Command of their Lord: So 
												the stunning noise (of an 
												earthquake) seized them, even 
												while they were looking on.
 
 45. Then they could not even 
												stand (on their feet), nor could 
												they help themselves.
 
 46. So were the People of Noah 
												before them for they wickedly 
												transgressed.
 
 47. With power and skill did We 
												construct the Firmament: for it 
												is We Who create the vastness of 
												pace.
 
 48. And We have spread out the 
												(spacious) earth: How 
												excellently We do spread out!
 
 49. And of every thing We have 
												created pairs: That ye may 
												receive instruction.
 
 50. Hasten ye then (at once) to 
												Allah. I am from Him a Warner to 
												you, clear and open!
 
 51. And make not another an 
												object of worship with Allah. I 
												am from Him a Warner to you, 
												clear and open!
 
 52. Similarly, no apostle came 
												to the Peoples before them, but 
												they said (of him) in like 
												manner, "A sorcerer, or one 
												possessed"!
 
 53. Is this the legacy they have 
												transmitted, one to another? 
												Nay, they are themselves a 
												people transgressing beyond 
												bounds!
 
 54. So turn away from them: not 
												thine is the blame.
 
 55. But teach (thy Message) for 
												teaching benefits the Believers.
 
 56. I have only created Jinns 
												and men, that they may serve Me.
 
 57. No Sustenance do I require 
												of them, nor do I require that 
												they should feed Me.
 
 58. For Allah is He Who gives 
												(all) Sustenance,- Lord of 
												Power,- Steadfast (for ever).
 
 59. For the Wrong-doers, their 
												portion is like unto the portion 
												of their fellows (of earlier 
												generations): then let them not 
												ask Me to hasten (that portion)!
 
 60. Woe, then, to the 
												Unbelievers, on account of that 
												Day of theirs which they have 
												been promised!
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