వచనం :
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وَأَن لَّا تَعۡلُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِۖ إِنِّيٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ مُّبِينٖ
and do not be arrogant towards Allah. I have certainly come to you with clear proof.
వచనం :
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وَإِنِّي عُذۡتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمۡ أَن تَرۡجُمُونِ
And I certainly seek refuge with my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me to death[6].
వచనం :
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وَإِن لَّمۡ تُؤۡمِنُواْ لِي فَٱعۡتَزِلُونِ
If you do not believe me, then leave me alone.”
వచనం :
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فَدَعَا رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوۡمٞ مُّجۡرِمُونَ
Then he called upon his Lord, “These are wicked people”.
వచనం :
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فَأَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِي لَيۡلًا إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
[Allah said], “Leave along with My slaves by night; you will surely be pursued.
వచనం :
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وَٱتۡرُكِ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ رَهۡوًاۖ إِنَّهُمۡ جُندٞ مُّغۡرَقُونَ
And leave the sea parted[7]; for they are surely an army destined to drown.”
వచనం :
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كَمۡ تَرَكُواْ مِن جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ
[Imagine] how many gardens and springs they left behind,
వచనం :
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وَزُرُوعٖ وَمَقَامٖ كَرِيمٖ
and crops and splendid mansions,
వచనం :
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وَنَعۡمَةٖ كَانُواْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهِينَ
and luxuries they used to rejoice therein.
వచనం :
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كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ
So it was; and We made another people inherit all that.
వచనం :
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فَمَا بَكَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنظَرِينَ
Neither the heaven nor earth wept for them, nor were they given any respite.
వచనం :
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وَلَقَدۡ نَجَّيۡنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡمُهِينِ
Thus did We save the Children of Israel from the humiliating punishment,
వచనం :
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مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
from Pharaoh. He was indeed arrogant who transgressed all bounds.
వచనం :
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وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
We chose them[8] knowingly over all other peoples.
వచనం :
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وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٞاْ مُّبِينٌ
And We gave them signs in which there was a clear test.
వచనం :
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إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَيَقُولُونَ
Indeed, these [Makkans] say,
వచనం :
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إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا مَوۡتَتُنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُنشَرِينَ
“There is nothing after our first death, and we will not be resurrected,
వచనం :
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فَأۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ
then bring back our forefathers if you are truthful.”
వచనం :
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أَهُمۡ خَيۡرٌ أَمۡ قَوۡمُ تُبَّعٖ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ مُجۡرِمِينَ
Are they better [in power] or the people of Tubba‘[9] and those who were before them? We destroyed them, for they were truly wicked[10].
వచనం :
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وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ
We have not created the heavens and earth and all that is between them for amusement.
వచనం :
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مَا خَلَقۡنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ
We have not created them except for a true purpose, but most of them do not know.
