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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!