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and the Wise Quran,
you are indeed one of the messengers
on a straight path.
A revelation of the Dignified, the Merciful,
so that you may warn a people whose fathers were not warned, and thus they are oblivious.
The Word has been rightly deserved upon the majority of them, for they do not believe.
We have placed shackles around their necks up to their chins, and so their heads are forced back.
And We placed a barrier before them and a barrier behind them. We thus veiled them so they cannot see.
Whether you warn them or you do not warn them, they will not believe.
You can only warn the one who follows the Reminder and who fears the Almighty though unseen. So give him good news of forgiveness and a generous reward.
It is We who bring the dead back to life, and We record what they have put forth and what they have left behind. We have kept count of all things in a clear Record.
Cite for them an example: the people of the village when the messengers came to it.
When We sent two to them, they denied them, so We reinforced with a third. They said, "We are messengers sent to you."
They said, "You are nothing other than human beings like us, and the Almighty has not brought down anything. You are only lying."
They said, "Our Lord knows that we are messengers sent to you,
and our only duty is the clear delivery."
They said, "We see you as a bad omen. Unless you refrain, we will stone you, and a painful punishment will surely befall you from us."
They said, "Your omen accompanies you. Would you not be reminded? Rather, you are an excessive people."
A man came running from the far side of the city and said, "O my people, follow the messengers.
Follow those who do not ask you for any reward and who are guided.
Why should I not worship the One who initiated me, and to Him you shall be returned?
Shall I take up gods besides Him? If the Almighty willed any harm upon me, their intercession cannot avail me in any way, nor can they rescue me.
In that case, I would be in clear misguidance.
I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me."
It was said, "Enter Paradise." He said, "I wish my people would know
about what my Lord has forgiven for me, and that He made me among the honoured."
We did not send down upon his people soldiers from the sky after him, nor would We send down any.
It was but one blast, whereupon they became motionless.
How regrettable it is for the servants! Never does a messenger come to them without them ridiculing him.
Did they not see how many generations We annihilated before them who never return to them?
And indeed, each and every one of them will be arraigned before Us.
And a sign for them is the dead land: We brought it to life and produced from it grains from which they eat.
And We placed therein gardens of palm trees and grapevines, and We caused springs to gush out in it
so that they would eat from its fruits. It was not their hands that made it, so would they not give thanks?
Glory to the One who created all the pairs: from what the earth produces, and from themselves, and from what they know not.
And a sign for them is the night: We peel the day away from it, whereupon they are in darkness.
And the sun runs along to its place of settlement. Such is the determination of the Dignified, the Knowledgeable.
And the moon, We determined phases for it until it returns looking like an old palm spathe.
Neither is the sun to catch up with the moon nor does the night overtake the day. Each one is swimming in an orbit.
And a sign for them is that We carried their offspring on the laden ship.
Then We created for them of its like that which they ride.
And if We will, We can drown them, then no one will respond to their screams, nor will they be rescued,
except by an act of mercy from Us, and some enjoyment for a while.
Even though it is said to them, "Beware of what is before you and what is behind you so that you may attain mercy,"
yet there does not come to them a sign from the signs of their Lord without them turning away from it.
And when it is said to them, "Give from what God has provided for you," those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Should we feed one whom, if God had willed, He would have fed? You are in nothing other than clear misguidance."
And they say, "When will this promise come true if you are truthful?"
What they await is, in fact, nothing but one blast that will seize them while they quarrel among themselves.
They will not be able to leave a will nor return to their families.
The horn was blown, whereupon they rushed out of the graves towards their Lord.
They said, "Woe to us! Who resurrected us from our resting place? This is what the Almighty had promised. The messengers were indeed truthful."
It was only one blast whereupon they were all arraigned before Us.
So today, no self will be wronged in any way, and you will not be repaid except for what you used to do.
The companions of Paradise are joyfully occupied today.
They and their partners are in the shade reclining on couches.
For them are fruits therein, and for them is whatever they ask for.
"Peace," is the word from a Merciful Lord.
"Stand apart today, you criminals!
Did I not take a pledge from you, O Children of Adam, that you shall not worship the devil, for he is a clear enemy to you,
and that you shall worship Me, for that is a straight path?
He has misguided great multitudes of you, so were you not able to reason?
This is the Hell that you were promised.
Roast in it today for what you used to deny."
Today, We will seal their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify to what they used to earn.
If We willed, We could have obliterated their eyes. Then they would have raced to the path, but how then would they have been able to see?
And if We willed, We could have transfixed them to their spots. Then they would not have been able to move forward, nor would they have been able to go back.
Whomever We grant a long life, We decline him in stature, so will they not reason?
We did not teach him poetry, nor was it required of him; it is but a Reminder and a clear Quran
in order to warn those who are alive, and so that the Word is rightly deserved upon the disbelievers.
Have they not seen that, out of what Our hands have made, We created for them livestock which they then become their owners?
And We made them subservient to them; some of them they ride and some from which they eat.
And they obtain from them benefits and drinks, so will they not be thankful?
Yet they have taken up other gods besides God so that they may be supported.
They cannot support them. Rather, they themselves become soldiers in attendance for them.
So do not let what they say grieve you. Indeed, We know what they conceal and what they declare.
Has the human being not seen that We created him from a tiny drop, but then he becomes a clear adversary?
He presents for Us an argument yet he forgets his own creation! He says, "Who can bring the bones back to life after they have decayed?"
Say, "The One who initiated them in the first place will bring them back to life. He is Knowledgeable of every created thing."
It is He who provided for you fire out of green trees, and so from it, you ignite.
Is the One who created the heavens and the earth not Capable of creating their like? Yes, indeed, He is the Knowledgeable Creator.
His command, when He desires anything, is merely to say to it, "Be," and it is.
Therefore, glory to the One in whose hand is the realm of all things and to whom you shall be returned.