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against Allah. He is best aware of what ye say among yourselves concerning it. He sufficeth for a witness between me
and you And He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
9. Say: I am no new thing among the messengers (of Allah), nor know I what will be done with me or with you. I do but
follow that which is inspired in me, and I am but a plain warner.
10. Bethink you: If it is from Allah and ye disbelieve therein, and a witness of the Children of Israel hath already
testified to the like thereof and hath believed, and ye are too proud (what plight is yours)? Lo! Allah, guideth not wrong
doing folk.
11. And those who disbelieve say of those who believe: If it had been (any) good, they would not have been before us
in attaining it. And since they will not be guided by it, they say: This is an ancient lie;
12. When before it there was the Scripture of Moses, an example and a mercy; and this is a confirming Scripture in
the Arabic language, that it may warn those who do wrong and bring good tidings for the righteous.
13. Lo! those who say: our Lord is Allah, and thereafter walk aright, there shall no fear come upon them neither shall
they grieve.
14. Such are rightful owners of the Garden, immortal thereafter as a reward for what they used to do.
15. And We have commended unto man kindness toward parents. His mother beareth him with reluctance, and bringeth
him forth with reluctance, and the bearing of him and the weaning of him is thirty months, till, when he attaineth full
strength and reacheth forty years, he saith: My Lord! Arouse me that I may give thanks for the favour wherewith Thou
hast favoured me and my parents, and that I may do right acceptable unto Thee. And be gracious unto me In the matter
of my seed. Lo! I have turned unto Thee repentant, and lo! I am of those who surrender (unto Thee).
16. Those are they from whom We accept the best of what they do, and overlook their evil deeds. (They are) among
the owners of the Garden. This is the true promise which they were promised (in the world).
17. And whoso saith unto his parents: Fie upon you both! Do ye threaten me that I shall be brought forth (again) when
generations before me have passed away? And they twain cry unto Allah for help (and say): Woe unto thee! Believe!
Lo! the promise of Allah is true. But he saith: This is naught save fables of the men of old:
18. Such are those on whom the Word concerning nations of the Jinn and mankind which have passed away before them
hath effect. Lo! they are the losers.
19. And for all there will be ranks from what they do, that He may pay them for their deeds! and they will not be
wronged.
20. And on the day when those who disbelieve are exposed to the Fire (it will be said): Ye squandered your good things
in the life of the world and sought comfort therein. Now this day ye are rewarded with the doom of ignominy because
ye were disdainful in the land without a right and because ye used to transgress.
21. And make mention (O Muhammad) of the brother of Aad when he warned his folk among the wind curved sand hills
and verily warners came and went before and after him saying: Serve none but Allah. Lo! I fear for you the doom of
a tremendous Day.
22. They said; Hast come to turn us away from our gods? Then bring upon us that wherewith thou threatenest us, if thou
art of the truthful.
23. He said: The knowledge is with Allah only. I convey unto you that wherewith I have been sent, but I see you are a
folk that know not.
24. Then when they beheld it a dense cloud coming toward their valleys, they said; Here is a cloud bringing us rain. Nay,
but it is that which ye did seek to hasten, a wind wherein is painful torment,
25. Destroying all things by commandment of its Lord. And morning found them so that naught could be seen save their
dwellings. Thus do We reward the guilty folk.
26. And verily We bad empowered them with that where with We have not empowered you, and had assigned them ears
and eyes and hearts; but their ears and eyes and hearts availed them naught since they denied the revelations of Allah;
and what they used to mock befell them.
27. And verily We have destroyed townships round about you, and displayed (for them) Our revelation, that haply they
might return.
28. Then why did those whom they had chosen for gods as a way of approach (unto Allah) not help them? Nay, but they
did fail them utterly. And (all) that was their lie, and what they used to invent
29. And when We inclined toward thee (Muhammad) certain of the Jinn, who wished to hear the Qur’an and, when they
were in its presence, said: Give ear! and, when it was finished, turned back to their people, warning.
