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I swear by (the angels) who stand in ranks,
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by those who drive away the devil (to protect Our revelation),
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and those who recite Our revelations,
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that your Lord is the only Lord.
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He is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the Lord of the Eastern regions.
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We have decked the lower heavens with stars
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to protect them from the rebellious satan.
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The devils cannot hear those high above. They would be struck from all sides
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and driven away to suffer the necessary torment.
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Some of them who stealthily steal words from the heavens are pursued by a glistening flame.
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(Muhammad), ask them, "Have they (people) been created stronger than what We have created?" We have created them from moist clay.
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(Muhammad), you will be surprised that they still mock (God's revelations).
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They pay no attention when they are reminded
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and when they see a miracle, they mock
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it and say, "It is only plain magic".
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They say, "Shall we be brought to life again after we die and turn into dust and bones?
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Will our forefathers also be brought to life again?"
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Say, "You will certainly be brought back to life in disgrace".
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The Day of Judgment will come within a single roar and they will remain gazing at it.
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They will say, "Woe to us!" (They will be told), "This is the day of receiving recompense".
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This is the Day of Judgment in which you disbelieved.
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(God will command the angels), "Gather together the unjust, their spouses, and what they had worshipped
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besides God, and show them the way of hell.
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Stop them. They must be questioned."
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They will be asked, "Why do you not help each other?".
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In fact, on that day they will be submissive.
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They will turn to each other saying,
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"It was you who tried to mislead us from righteousness".
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Others will respond, "It was you who did not want to have any faith.
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We had no authority over you, in fact, you were a rebellious people.
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Thus, the words of Our Lord about us have come true and now we are suffering the torment.
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We mislead you and we ourselves had also gone astray."
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On that day they will all share the torment.
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This is how We deal with the criminals.
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They were the ones, who on being told, "God is only One," become puffed-up with pride
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and said, "Should we give up our idols for the sake of an insane poet".
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In fact, he had brought them the truth and had acknowledged the Messengers (who were sent before him).
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(They will be told), "You will certainly suffer the painful torment
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and will be recompensed only for what you deserve.
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But the sincere servants of God
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will have their determined sustenance
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and fruits while they are honored.
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(They will live) in the bountiful gardens,
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on couches facing each other.
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They will be served with a cup full of crystal clear wine,
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delicious to those who drink it
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but not harmful or intoxicating.
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They will have with them loving wives with big black and white eyes
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who are as chaste as sheltered eggs.
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They will turn to each other and ask questions.
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One of them will say, "I had a companion who asked me,
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'Do you believe in the Day of Judgment?
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Shall we be recompensed for our deeds after we die and become bones and dust?
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Do you want to see him?' "
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He will look down and see him in hell.
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He will say to his friend in hell, "By God, you almost destroyed me.
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Had I not the guidance of my Lord, I would certainly have been brought into torment".
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He will ask his companion, "Did you not say that there would only be one death
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and that we would not be punished?"
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This is certainly the greatest triumph
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for which one must strive hard.
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Is this not a better reward than the tree of Zaqqum
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which We have made as a torment for the unjust?
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(Zaqqum) is a tree which grows from the deepest part of hell,
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and its fruits are like the heads of devils.
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The dwellers of hell will eat that fruit and fill-up their bellies.
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Then they will have on top of it a mixture of boiling water.
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They can only return to hell.
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They found their father going astray
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and rushed to follow them.
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Most of the ancient people had also gone astray.
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We had certainly sent warners to them.
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See how terrible was the end of those who were warned.
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Only Our sincere servants were saved.
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Noah called for help. How blessed was the answer which he received.
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We rescued him and his people from the greatest affliction
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and We made his offspring the only survivors.
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We perpetuated his praise in later generations.
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Peace be with Noah among all men in the worlds.
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Thus do We reward the righteous ones.
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He was one of Our believing servants.
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We drowned all the others (besides Noah and his people).
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Abraham was one of his followers.
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He turned to his Lord with a sound heart
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and asked his father and his people, "What is that you worship?
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Do you want to worship false idols as your lords besides God?
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What do you think about the Lord of the Universe?"
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The people invited him to attend their feast). Then he looked at the stars
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and said, "I am sick!".
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All the people turned away from him
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and he turned to their idols and asked them, "Do you eat?
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Why do you not speak?".
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He struck them with his right hand.
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Thereupon the people came running to him.
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He said, "How can you worship what you yourselves have carved
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even though God created both you and that which you have made?"
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They said, "Let us build a fire and throw him into the flames".
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They plotted against him, but We brought humiliation upon them.
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(Abraham) said, "I will go to my Lord who will guide me".
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Abraham prayed, "Lord, grant me a righteous son".
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We gave him the glad news of the birth of a forbearing son.
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When his son was old enough to work with him, he said, "My son, I have had a dream that I must sacrifice you. What do you think of this?" He replied, "Father, fulfill whatever you are commanded to do and you will find me patient, by the will of God".
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When they both agreed and Abraham had lain down his son on the side of his face (for slaughtering),
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We called to him, "Abraham,
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you have fulfilled what you were commanded to do in your dream." Thus do We reward the righteous ones.
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It was certainly an open trial.
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We ransomed his son with a great sacrifice
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and perpetuated his praise in later generations.
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Peace be with Abraham.
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Thus, do We reward the righteous ones.
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He was one of Our believing servants.
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We gave him the glad news of the birth of Isaac, one of the righteous Prophets.
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We had blessed him and Isaac. Some of their offspring were righteous and others were openly unjust to themselves.
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We certainly bestowed Our favor upon Moses and Aaron
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and saved them and their people from great distress.
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We helped them and they were victorious.
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We gave them the enlightening Book,
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guided them to the right path,
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and perpetuated their praise in later generations.
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Peace be with Moses and Aaron.
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Thus do We reward the righteous ones.
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They were two of Our believing servants.
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Elias was certainly a Messenger.
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He told his people, "Why do you not have fear of God?
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Do you worship Ba`al and abandon the Best Creator.
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who is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?".
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They called him a liar. Thus, all of them will suffer torment
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except the sincere servants of God.
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We perpetuated his praise in the later generations.
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Peace be with the followers of Elias.
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In this way do We reward the righteous ones.
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He was one of Our believing servants.
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Lot was certainly a Messenger.
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We rescued him and his whole family,
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except for an old woman who remained behind.
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Then We totally destroyed the others.
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You pass by (their ruined town) in the morning and at night.
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Will you then not understand?
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Jonah was certainly a Messenger.
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He abandoned his people
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and sailed away in a laden ship, wherein people cast lots. Because he lost, he was thrown into the water.
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The fish swallowed him up and he deserved (all this).
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Had he not glorified God,
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he would certainly have remained inside the fish until the Day of Resurrection.
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We cast him out of the fish unto dry land and he was sick.
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We made a plant of gourd grow up for him.
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We sent him to a hundred thousand or more people.
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They believed in him so We granted them enjoyment for an appointed time.
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(Muhammad), ask them, "Do daughters belong to your Lord and sons to them?
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Have We created the angels as females before their very eyes?
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It is only because of their false invention that they say,
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'God has begotten a son.' They are certainly liars.
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Has He chosen daughters in preference to sons?
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Woe to you! How terrible is your Judgment.
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Do you not understand?
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Do you have clear authority?
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Bring your book if what you say is true.
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They have said that there is a relationship between Him and the jinn. The jinn certainly know that they will all be brought to suffer torment.
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God is too glorious to be described as they describe Him
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except the servants of God, sincere and devoted.
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You and whatever you worship
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cannot mislead anyone
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except those who are doomed to enter hell.
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The angels say, "Each of us has an appointed place.
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We stand in ranks (for prayer)
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and we glorify God".
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Even though they (unbelievers) say,
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"Had we received guidance from the people living before us,
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we would have certainly been sincere servants of God".
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They have rejected the Quran. They will soon know the consequences (of their disbelief)..
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We decreed that Our Messenger servants
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will certainly be victorious
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and that Our army will be triumphant.
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(Muhammad), stay away from them for a while
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and watch them. They, too, will watch.
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Do they want to suffer Our torment immediately?
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When it descends into their courtyard, it will be terrible for those who have already been warned.
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Stay away from them for a while
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and watch. They, too, will watch.
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Your Lord, the Lord of Honor, is too exalted to be considered as they describe Him.
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Peace be with the Messengers (of God).
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It is only God, the Lord of the Universe, who deserves all praise.
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