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85. And blessed be He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them,

and with Whom is knowledge of the Hour, and unto Whom ye will be returned.

86. And those unto whom they cry instead of Him possess no power of intercession, saving him who beareth witness

unto the Truth knowingly.

87. And if thou ask them who created them, they will surely say: Allah. How then are they turned away?

88. And he saith: O my Lord! Lo! those are a folk who believe not.

89. Then bear with them (O Muhammad) and say: Peace. But they will come to know.

Surah 44. Ad-Dukhan

1. Ha. Mim.

2. By the Scripture that maketh plain

3. Lo! We revealed it on a blessed night. Lo! We are ever warning.

4. Whereupon every wise command is made clear

5. As a command from Our presence. Lo! We are ever sending

6. A mercy from thy Lord. Lo! He is the Hereafter, the Knower,

7. Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye would be sure.

8. There is no God save Him. He quickeneth and giveth death; your Lord and Lord of your forefathers.

9. Nay, but they play in doubt.

10. But watch thou (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce visible smoke

11. That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment.

12. (Then they will say): Our Lord relieve of the torment. Lo! we are believers:

13. How can there be remembrance for them, when a messenger making plain (the truth) had already come unto them,

14. And they had turned away from him and said: One taught (by others), a madman?

15. Lo! We withdraw the torment a little. Lo! ye return (to disbelief).

16. On the day when We shall seize them with the greater seizure (then), in truth We shall punish.

17. And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger,

18. Saying: Give up to me the slaves of Allah. Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you.

19. And saying: Be not proud against Allah. Lo! I bring you a clear warrant.

20. And lo! I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord lest ye stone me to death.

21. And if ye put no faith in me, then let me go

22. And he cried unto his Lord (saying): These area guilty folk.

23. Then (his Lord commanded) Take away my slaves by night. Lo! ye will be followed,

24. And leave the sea behind at rest, for lo! they are a drowned host.

25. How many were the gardens and the water springs that they left behind,

26. And the cornlands and the goodly sites

27. And pleasant things wherein they took delight!

28. Even so (it was), and We made it an inheritance for other folk;

29. And the heaven and the earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.

30. And We delivered the Children of Israel from the shameful doom

31. (We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones.

32. And We chose them, purposely, above (all) creatures.

33. And We gave them portents wherein was a clear trial.

34. Lo! these, forsooth, are saying:

35. There is naught but our first death, and we shall not be raised again.

36. Bring back our fathers, if ye speak the truth!

37. Are they better, or the folk of Tubba and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.

38. And We created not the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in play.

39. We created them not save with truth; but most of them know not.

40. Assuredly the Day of Decision is the term of all of them,

41. A day when friend can in naught avail friend, nor can they be helped,