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 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

 1. Their reckoning has drawn near to men, and in
 heedlessness are they turning aside.

 2. There comes not to them a new reminder from their Lord
 but they hear it while they sport,

 3. Their hearts trifling; and those who are unjust counsel
 together in secret: He is nothing but a mortal like
 yourselves; what! will you then yield to enchantment while
 you see?

 4. He said: My Lord knows what is spoken in the heaven and
 the earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

 5. Nay! say they: Medleys of dreams; nay! he has forged it;
 nay! he is a poet; so let him bring to us a sign as the
 former (prophets) were sent (with).

 6. There did not believe before them any town which We
 destroyed, will they then believe?

 7. And We did not send before you any but men to whom We
 sent revelation, so ask the followers of the reminder if you
 do not

 8. And We did not make them bodies not eating the food, and
 they were not to abide (forever).

 9. Then We made Our promise good to them, so We delivered
 them and those whom We pleased, and We destroyed the ex

 10. Certainly We have revealed to you a Book in which is
 your good remembrance; what! do you not then understand?

 11. And how many a town which was iniquitous did We
 demolish, and We raised up after it another people!

 12. So when they felt Our punishment, lo! they began to fly

 13. Do not fly (now) and come back to what you were made to
 lead easy lives in and to your dwellings, haply you will be
 questioned.

 14. They said: O woe to us! surely we were unjust.

 15. And this ceased not to be their cry till We made them
 cut

 16. And We did not create the heaven and the earth and what
 is between them for sport.

 17. Had We wished to make a diversion, We would have made it
 from before Ourselves: by no means would We do (it).

 18. Nay! We cast the truth against the falsehood, so that it
 breaks its head, and lo! it vanishes; and woe to you for
 what you describe;

 19. And whoever is in the heavens and the earth is His; and
 those who are with Him are not proud to serve Him, nor do
 they grow weary.

 20. They glorify (Him) by night and day; they are never
 languid.

 21. Or have they taken gods from the earth who raise (the
 dead).

 22. If there had been in them any gods except Allah, they
 would both have certainly been in a state of disorder;
 therefore glory be to Allah, the Lord of the dominion, above
 what they attribute (to Him).

 23. He cannot be questioned concerning what He does and they
 shall be questioned.

 24. Or, have they taken gods besides Him? Say: Bring your
 proof; this is the reminder of those with me and the
 reminder of those before me. Nay! most of them do not know
 the truth, so they turn aside.

 25. And We did not send before you any apostle but We
 revealed to him that there is no god but Me, therefore serve
 Me.

 26. And they say: The Beneficent God has taken to Himself a
 ! son. Glory be to Him. Nay! they are honored servants

 27. They do not precede Him in speech and (only) according
 to His commandment do they act.

 28. He knows what is before them and what is behind them,
 and they do not intercede except for him whom He approves
 and for fear of Him they tremble.

 29. And whoever of them should say: Surely I am a god
 besides Him, such a one do We recompense with hell; thus do,
 We recompense the unjust.

 30. Do not those who disbelieve see that the heavens and the
 earth were closed up, but We have opened them; and We have
 made of water everything living, will they not then believe?

 31. And We have made great mountains in the earth lest it
 might be convulsed with them, and We have made in it wide
 ways that they may follow a right direction.

 32. And We have made the heaven a guarded canopy and (yet)
 they turn aside from its signs.

 33. And He it is Who created the night and the day and the
 sun and the moon; all (orbs) travel along swiftly in their
 celestial spheres.

 34. And We did not ordain abiding for any mortal before you.
 What! Then if you die, will they abide?

 35. Every soul must taste of death and We try you by evil
 and good by way of probation; and to Us you shall be brought
 back.

 36. And when those who disbelieve see you, they do not take
 you but for one to be scoffed at: Is this he who speaks of
 your gods? And they are deniers at the mention of the
 Beneficent God.

 37. Man is created of haste; now will I show to you My
 signs, therefore do not ask Me to hasten (them) on.

 38. And they say: When will this threat come to pass if you
 are truthful?

 39. Had those who disbelieve but known (of the time) when
 they shall not be able to ward off the fire from their faces
 nor from their backs, nor shall they be helped.

 40. Nay, it shall come on them all of a sudden and cause
 them to become confounded, so they shall not have the power
 to avert it, nor shall they be respited.

 41. And certainly apostles before you were scoffed at, then
 there befell those of them who scoffed that at which they
 had scoffed.

 42. Say: Who guards you by night and by day from the
 Beneficent God? Nay, they turn aside at the mention of their
 Lord.

 43. Or, have they gods who can defend them against Us? They
 shall not be able to assist themselves, nor shall they be
 defended from Us.

 44. Nay, We gave provision to these and their fathers until
 life was prolonged to them. Do they not then see that We are
 visiting the land, curtailing it of its sides? Shall they
 then prevail?

 45. Say: I warn you only by revelation; and the deaf do not
 hear the call whenever they are warned.

 46. And if a blast of the chastisement of your Lord were to
 touch them, they will certainly say: O woe to us! surely we
 were unjust.

 47. And We will set up a just balance on the day of
 resurrection, so no soul shall be dealt with unjustly in the
 least; and though there be the weight of a grain of mustard
 seed, (yet) will We bring it, and sufficient are We to take
 account.

 48. And certainly We gave to Musa and Haroun the Furqan and
 a light and a reminder for those who would guard (against
 evil).

 49. (For) those who fear their Lord in secret and they are
 fearful of the hour.

 50. And this is a blessed Reminder which We have revealed;
 will you then deny it?

 51. And certainly We gave to Ibrahim his rectitude before,
 and We knew him fully well.

 52. When he said to his father and his people: What are
 these images to whose worship you cleave?

 53. They said: We found our fathers worshipping them.

 54. He said: Certainly you have been, (both) you and your
 fathers, in manifest error.

 55. They said: Have you brought to us the truth, or are you
 one of the triflers?

 56. He said: Nay! your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and
 the earth, Who brought them into existence, and I am of
 those who bear witness to this:

 57. And, by Allah! I will certainly do something against
 your idols after you go away, turning back.

 58. So he broke them into pieces, except the chief of them,
 that haply they may return to it.

 59. They said: Who has done this to our gods? Most surely he
 is one of the unjust.

 60. They said: We heard a youth called Ibrahim speak of
 them.

 61. Said they: Then bring him before the eyes of the people,
 perhaps they may bear witness.

 62. They said: Have you done this to our gods, O Ibrahim?

 63. He said: Surely (some doer) has done it; the chief of
 them is this, therefore ask them, if they can speak.

 64. Then they turned to themselves and said: Surely you
 yourselves are the unjust;

 65. Then they were made to hang down their heads: Certainly
 you know that they do not speak.

 66. He said:.What! do you then serve besides Allah what
 brings you not any benefit at all, nor does it harm you?

 67. Fie on you and on what you serve besides Allah; what! do
 you not then understand?

 68. They said: Burn him and help your gods, if you are going
 to do (anything).

 69. We said: O fire! be a comfort and peace to Ibrahim;

 70. And they desired a war on him, butday when He shall say: Call on those whom you
considered to be My associates. So they shall call on them, but
they shall not answer them, and We will cause a separation
between them.

53. And the guilty shall see the fire, then they shall know that
they are going to fall into it, and they shall not find a place
to which to turn away from it.

54. And certainly We have explained in this Quran every kind of
example, and man is most of all given to contention. SS. And
nothing prevents men from believing when the guidance comes to
them, and from asking forgiveness of their Lord, except that
what happened to the ancients should overtake them, or that the
chastisement should come face to face with them.

56. And We do not send apostles but as givers of good news and
warning, and those who disbelieve make a false contention that
they may render null thereby the truth, and they take My
communications and that with which they are warned for a mockery.

57. And who is more unjust than he who is reminded of the
communications of his Lord, then he turns away from them and
forgets what his two hands have sent before? Surely We have
placed veils over their hearts lest they should understand it and
a heaviness in their ears; and if you call them to the guidance,
they will not ever follow the right course in that case.

58. And your Lord is Forgiving, the Lord of Mercy; were He to
punish them for what they earn, He would certainly have hastened
the chastisement for them; but for them there is an appointed
time from which they shall not find a refuge.

59. And (as for) these towns, We destroyed them when they acted
unjustly, and We have appointed a time for their destruction.

60. And when Musa said to his servant: I will not cease until I
reach the junction of the two rivers or I will go on for years.

61. So when they had reached the junction of the two (rivers)
they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the sea, going
away.

62. But when they had gone farther, he said to his servant: Bring
to us our morning meal, certainly we have met with fatigue from
this our journey.

63. He said: Did you see when we took refuge on the rock then I
forgot the fish, and nothing made me forget to speak of it but
the Shaitan, and it took its way into the river; what a wonder!

64. He said: This is what we sought for; so they returned
retracing their footsteps.

65. Then they found one from among Our servants whom We had
granted mercy from Us and whom We had taught knowledge from
Ourselves.

66. Musa said to him: Shall I follow you on condition that you
should teach me right knowledge of what you have been taught?

67. He said: Surely you cannot have patience with me

68. And how can you have patience in that of which you have not
got a comprehensive knowledge?

69. He said: If Allah pleases, you will find me patient and I
shall not disobey you in any matter.

70. He said: If you would follow me, then do not question me
about any thing until I myself speak to you about it

71. So they went (their way) until when they embarked in the boat
he made a hole in it. (Musa) said: Have you made a hole in it to
drown its inmates? Certainly you have done a grievous thing.

72. He said: Did I not say that you will not be able to have
patience with me?

73. He said: Blame me not for what I forgot, and do not constrain
me to a difficult thing in my affair.

74. So they went on until, when they met a boy, he slew him.
(Musa) said: Have you slain an innocent person otherwise than for
manslaughter? Certainly you have done an evil thing.

75. He said: Did I not say to you that you will not be able to
have patience with me?

76. He said: If I ask you about anything after this, keep me not
in your company; indeed you shall have (then) found an excuse in
my case.

77. So they went on until when they came to the people of a town,
they asked them for food, but they refused to entertain them as
guests. Then they found in it a wall which was on the point of
falling, so he put it into a right state. (Musa) said: If you had
pleased, you might certainly have taken a recompense for it.

78. He said: This shall be separation between me and you; now I
will inform you of the significance of that with which you could
not have patience.

79. As for the boat, it belonged to (some) poor men who worked on
the river and I wished that I should damage it, and there was
behind them a king who seized every boat by force.

80. And as for the boy, his parents were believers and we feared
lest he should make disobedience and ingratitude to come upon
them:

81. So we desired that their Lord might give them in his place
one better than him in purity and nearer to having compassion.

82. And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the
city, and there was beneath it a treasure belonging to them, and
their father was a righteous man; so your Lord desired that they
should attain their maturity and take out their treasure, a mercy
from your Lord, and I did not do it of my own accord. This is the
significance of that with which you could not have patience.

83. And they ask you about Zulqarnain. Say: I will recite to you
an account of him.

84. Surely We established him in the land and granted him means
of access to every thing.

85. So he followed a course.

86. Until when he reached the pla