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Surah 34.  Saba

In the name of ALLAH, the Benevolent, the Merciful

1.  Praise be to ALLAH, to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth.  His is the praise in the Hereafter, and He is the Wise, the Aware.

2.  He knows that which goes down into the earth and that which comes forth from it, and that which descends from the heaven and that which ascends into it.  He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.

3.  Those who deny say:  The Hour will never come to us.  Say :  Nay, by my Lord, but it is coming to you surely.  The Knower of the Unseen.  Not an atom's weight, or less than that or greater, escapes Him in the heavens or in the earth, but it is in a clear Record,

4.  That He may reward those who keep faith and do good works.  For them is pardon and a rich provision.

5.  But those who strive against Our Revelations, challenging, theirs will be a painful doom of wrath.

6.  Those who have been given knowledge see that what is sent down to you from your Lord is the truth and leads to the path of the Mighty, the Owner of Praise.

7.  Those who deny say:  Shall we show you a man who will tell you when you have become dispersed in dust with most complete dispersal, still, even then, you will be created anew?

8.  Has he invented a lie concerning ALLAH, or is there in him a madness?  Nay, but those who deny the Hereafter are in torment and far error.

9.  Have they not observed what is before them and what is behind them of the sky and the earth?  If We will, We can make the earth swallow them, or cause obliteration from the sky to fall on them.  Lo !  herein surely is a portent for every slave who turns repentant.

 


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