With eyes downcast, they will come forth from the graves as if they were swarming locusts,
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rushing towards the caller. The disbelievers will cry, “This is a difficult Day!”
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Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺ and rejected Our servant, calling ˹him˺ insane. And he was intimidated.
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So he cried out to his Lord, “I am helpless, so help ˹me˺!”
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So We opened the gates of the sky with pouring rain,
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and caused the earth to burst with springs, so the waters met for a fate already set.
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We carried him on that ˹Ark made˺ of planks and nails,
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sailing under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes—a ˹fair˺ punishment on behalf of the one ˹they˺ denied.
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We certainly left this1 as a sign. So is there anyone who will be mindful?
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Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!
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And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?
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’Ȃd ˹also˺ rejected ˹the truth˺. Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!
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Indeed, We sent against them a furious wind,1 on a day of unrelenting misery,
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that snatched people up, leaving them like trunks of uprooted palm trees.
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Then how ˹dreadful˺ were My punishment and warnings!
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And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?
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Thamûd rejected the warnings ˹as well˺,
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arguing, “How can we follow one ˹average˺ human being from among us? We would then truly be misguided and insane.
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Has the revelation been sent down ˹only˺ to him out of ˹all of˺ us? In fact, he is a boastful liar.”
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˹It was revealed to Ṣâliḥ,˺ “They will soon know who the boastful liar is.
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We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them ˹closely˺, and have patience.
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