as well as ˹silver˺ gates and thrones to recline on,
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and ornaments ˹of gold˺. Yet all this is no more than a ˹fleeting˺ enjoyment in this worldly life. ˹But˺ the Hereafter with your Lord is ˹only˺ for those mindful ˹of Him˺.
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And whoever turns a blind eye to the Reminder of the Most Compassionate, We place at the disposal of each a devilish one as their close associate,
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who will certainly hinder them from the ˹Right˺ Way while they think they are ˹rightly˺ guided.
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But when such a person comes to Us, one will say ˹to their associate˺, “I wish you were as distant from me as the east is from the west! What an evil associate ˹you were˺!”
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˹It will be said to both,˺ “Since you all did wrong, sharing in the punishment will be of no benefit to you this Day.”1
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Can you make the deaf hear, or guide the blind or those clearly astray?
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Even if We take you away ˹from this world˺, We will surely inflict punishment upon them.
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Or if We show you what We threaten them with, We certainly have full power over them.
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So hold firmly to what has been revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺. You are truly on the Straight Path.
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Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a glory for you and your people. And you will ˹all˺ be questioned ˹about it˺.
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Ask ˹the followers of˺ the messengers that We already sent before you if We ˹ever˺ appointed ˹other˺ gods to be worshipped besides the Most Compassionate.
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Indeed, We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: “I am a messenger of the Lord of all worlds.”
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But as soon as he came to them with Our signs, they laughed at them,
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