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chains. They are the people of the Fire. In it they shall abide for ever.
They bid you hasten the evil before the good. Yet many were the
punishments before them. Your Lord is Merciful to men, despite their
wrongdoing; yet stern is He in retribution.
The unbelievers say: 'Why has no sign been given him by his Lord? '
But your mission is only to give warning. Every nation has its guide.
Allah knows what every female bears: and what shortens or
lengthens the womb's term.And everythingwithHimhas ameasure.
He is Knower of the unseen and the seen. (He is) the Supreme One,
theMost High.
It is alike whether you conceal the word or speak aloud, whether you
hide under the cloak of night or walk about in broad day. Each has
guardian (angels) before him and behind him, who watch him by
Allah’s command.
Allah does not change a people's lot unless they change what is in
their hearts. If He seeks to afflict them with a misfortune, none can
ward it off. Besides Him, they have no protector.
It is He who shows you the lightning, inspiring you with fear and
hope, and Who brings up the heavy clouds. The thunder sounds His
praises, and the angels, too, for awe of Him. He hurls His thunderbolts
at whom He pleases. Yet the unbelievers wrangle about Allah. Stern is
His might.
His is the true prayer. Those to which they pray besides Allah give
them no answer. They are like a man who stretches out his hands to the
water and bids it rise to his mouth: it cannot reach it! Vain are the
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THE QURAN