His Lord called him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwa,
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˹commanding,˺ “Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.
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And say, ‘Would you ˹be willing to˺ purify yourself,
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and let me guide you to your Lord so that you will be in awe ˹of Him˺?’”
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Then Moses showed him the great sign,1
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but he denied and disobeyed ˹Allah˺,
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then turned his back, striving ˹against the truth˺.
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Then he summoned ˹his people˺ and called out,
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saying, “I am your lord, the most high!”
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So Allah overtook him, making him an example in this life and the next.
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Surely in this is a lesson for whoever stands in awe of ˹Allah˺.
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Which is harder to create: you or the sky?1 He built it,
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raising it high and forming it flawlessly.
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He dimmed its night, and brought forth its daylight.
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As for the earth, He spread it out as well,1
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bringing forth its water and pastures
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and setting the mountains firmly ˹upon it˺—
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all as ˹a means of˺ sustenance for you and your animals.
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But, when the Supreme Disaster1 comes to pass—
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the Day every person will remember all ˹their˺ striving,
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and the Hellfire will be displayed for all to see—
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then as for those who transgressed
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and preferred the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world,
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the Hellfire will certainly be ˹their˺ home.
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And as for those who were in awe of standing before their Lord and restrained themselves from ˹evil˺ desires,
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Paradise will certainly be ˹their˺ home.
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They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ regarding the Hour, “When will it be?”
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But it is not for you to tell its time.1
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That knowledge rests with your Lord ˹alone˺.
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Your duty is only to warn whoever is in awe of it.
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On the Day they see it, it will be as if they had stayed ˹in the world˺ no more than one evening or its morning.
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