The English Reference Qur’an

Qaf

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In the name of Allah, the most gracious and merciful. Q. [I swear] by the glorious Qur’an.
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*** They are amazed that a warner from among them has come to them. Disbelievers said, “This is amazing.
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*** If we die, and are dirt, that is a long way off.”
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*** We know what the earth takes away from them, and we have a preserved book.
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*** They rejected the truth when it came to them. They are in the midst of a confusing matter.
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Have they not seen how we built and decorated the sky above them without cracks?
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We stretched out the earth, put mountains in it, and made every kind of delightful plant sprout in it,
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*** as a matter of contemplation and a reminder for every repentant servant.
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*** We sent down blessed rain from the sky, and with it sprouted gardens, grain for harvest,
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tall palm trees with piles of fruit,
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*** as provision for the servants. We revived a dead town. That is a resurrection.
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*** Before them, Nuh’s people and those of Al-Rass and Thamud were rejecters,
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*** as did Aad, Pharaoh, Lut’s brothers,
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*** the people of the wood, and the people of Tubba. Each of them rejected the messengers, and I fulfilled my threat.
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Did we get tired in the first creation? They are confused about a new creation.
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We created man and know what his soul whispers to him. We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.
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When the two receivers sitting on the right and the left meet,
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he only says, “He has an observer ready.”
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Then the agony of death will show the truth. YouMS wanted to avoid that.
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Then the trumpet will be blown. That is the day he threatened.
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Every soul will come with a driver and a witness.
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YouMS were unaware of this, and so we removed yourMS covering. YourMS sight today is sharp.
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His companion said, “This is what I have ready.”
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CastD into hell every stubborn disbeliever,
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*** who hinders good, is a wicked doubter,
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*** and makes another god besides Allah. Cast him into harsh torment.
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26B4 His companion said, “Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he has gone far astray.”
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He said, “Do not fight in front of me. I sent the threat to youMP beforehand.
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My saying cannot be exchanged, and I do not wrong the servants.”
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On that day, we will say to hellFS, “Are youFS full?” ItFS will say, “Are there any more?”
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The heavenly garden will be brought not far from the godly.
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*** This is what youMP were promised for every contrite keeper,
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*** who fears the most gracious in the unseen, and comes with a repentant heart.
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*** Enter it in peace. That is the day of eternity.
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They have whatever they want in it, and still more with us.
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*** How many generations we destroyed before them, and they were stronger than they! They passed through the lands. Is there any escape?
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*** That is a reminder for people who have a heart or listen while he is a witness.
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*** We created the heavens, the earth, and what is between them in six days, and we did not become weary.
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So endure what they say, and proclaim yourMS Lord’s praises before sunrise, before sunset,
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*** and at night. Praise him when you are done bowing down.
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*** Listen on the day the caller calls from nearby.
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*** The day they hear the cry in truth will be the day of resurrection.
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*** We give life and death, and we are [man's] destiny.
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On that day, the earth will suddenly split away from them. That is easy for us to gather.
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*** We know what they say, and youMS are not proud toward them. With the Qur'an, remindMS those who fear my threat.
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