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وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ﴿٣٦﴾

And how many a generation We destroyed before them, who were mightier than these in prowess so that they overran the lands! Had they any place of refuge (when the judgment came)?

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِمَن كَانَ لَهُۥ قَلْبٌ أَوْ أَلْقَى ٱلسَّمْعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ﴿٣٧﴾

Lo! therein verily is a reminder for him who hath a heart, or giveth ear with full intelligence.

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَمَا مَسَّنَا مِن لُّغُوبٍ﴿٣٨﴾

And verily We created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in six Days, and naught of weariness touched Us.

فَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ ٱلْغُرُوبِ﴿٣٩﴾

Therefor (O Muhammad) bear with what they say, and hymn the praise of thy Lord before the rising and before the setting of the sun;

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَـٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ﴿٤٠﴾

And in the night-time hymn His praise, and after the (prescribed) prostrations.

وَٱسْتَمِعْ يَوْمَ يُنَادِ ٱلْمُنَادِ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ﴿٤١﴾

And listen on the day when the crier crieth from a near place,

يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلصَّيْحَةَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُرُوجِ﴿٤٢﴾

The day when they will hear the (Awful) Cry in truth. That is the day of coming forth (from the graves).

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَإِلَيْنَا ٱلْمَصِيرُ﴿٤٣﴾

Lo! We it is Who quicken and give death, and unto Us is the journeying.

يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلْأَرْضُ عَنْهُمْ سِرَاعًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ حَشْرٌ عَلَيْنَا يَسِيرٌ﴿٤٤﴾

On the day when the earth splitteth asunder from them, hastening forth (they come). That is a gathering easy for Us (to make).

نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِجَبَّارٍ ۖ فَذَكِّرْ بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَن يَخَافُ وَعِيدِ﴿٤٥﴾

We are Best Aware of what they say, and thou (O Muhammad) art in no wise a compeller over them. But warn by the Qur'an him who feareth My threat.

وَٱلذَّٰرِيَـٰتِ ذَرْوًا﴿١﴾

By those that winnow with a winnowing

فَٱلْحَـٰمِلَـٰتِ وِقْرًا﴿٢﴾

And those that bear the burden (of the rain)

فَٱلْجَـٰرِيَـٰتِ يُسْرًا﴿٣﴾

And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)

فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَـٰتِ أَمْرًا﴿٤﴾

And those who distribute (blessings) by command,

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ﴿٥﴾

Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,

وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ﴿٦﴾

And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.