By the sky full of constellations,
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and the promised Day ˹of Judgment˺,
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and the witness and what is witnessed!1
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Condemned are the makers of the ditch—
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the fire ˹pit˺, filled with fuel—
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when they sat around it,
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watching what they had ˹ordered to be˺ done to the believers,
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who they resented for no reason other than belief in Allah—the Almighty, the Praiseworthy—
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˹the One˺ to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and earth. And Allah is a Witness over all things.
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Those who persecute the believing men and women and then do not repent will certainly suffer the punishment of Hell and the torment of burning.
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Surely those who believe and do good will have Gardens under which rivers flow. That is the greatest triumph.
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Indeed, the ˹crushing˺ grip of your Lord is severe.
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˹For˺ He is certainly the One Who originates and resurrects ˹all˺.
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And He is the All-Forgiving, All-Loving—
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Lord of the Throne, the All-Glorious,
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Doer of whatever He wills.
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Has the story of the ˹destroyed˺ forces reached you ˹O Prophet˺—
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˹the forces of˺ Pharaoh and Thamûd?
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Yet the disbelievers ˹still˺ persist in denial.
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But Allah encompasses them from all sides.
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In fact, this is a glorious Quran,
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˹recorded˺ in a Preserved Tablet.
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