And He created the pairs—males and females—
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from a sperm-drop when it is emitted.
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And it is upon Him to bring about re-creation.
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And He is the One Who enriches and impoverishes.
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And He alone is the Lord of Sirius.1
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And He destroyed the first ˹people of˺ ’Ȃd,
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and ˹then˺ Thamûd,1 sparing no one.
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And before ˹that He destroyed˺ the people of Noah, who were truly far worse in wrongdoing and transgression.
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And ˹it was˺ He ˹Who˺ turned the cities ˹of Sodom and Gomorrah˺ upside down.
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How overwhelming was what covered ˹them˺!1
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Now, which of your Lord’s favours will you dispute?
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This ˹Prophet˺ is a warner like earlier ones.
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The approaching ˹Hour˺ has drawn near.
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None but Allah can disclose it.
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Do you find this revelation astonishing,
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laughing ˹at it˺ and not weeping ˹in awe˺,
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while persisting in heedlessness?
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Instead, prostrate to Allah and worship ˹Him alone˺!
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The Hour has drawn near and the moon was split ˹in two˺.1
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Yet, whenever they see a sign, they turn away,1 saying, “Same old magic!”
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They rejected ˹the truth˺ and followed their own desires—and every matter will be settled—
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even though the stories ˹of destroyed nations˺ that have already come to them are a sufficient deterrent.
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˹This Quran is˺ profound ˹in˺ wisdom, but warnings are of no benefit ˹to them˺.
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So turn away from them ˹O Prophet˺. ˹And wait for˺ the Day ˹when˺ the caller1 will summon ˹them˺ for something horrifying.2
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