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He saidThese(are) my daughtersifyou would bedoers(71)

He said, “O my people! Here are my daughters1 ˹so marry them˺ if you wish to do so.”

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By your lifeindeed, theywere intheir intoxicationwandering blindly(72)

By your life ˹O Prophet˺,1 they certainly wandered blindly, intoxicated ˹by lust˺.

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So, seized themthe awful cryat sunrise(73)

So the ˹mighty˺ blast overtook them at sunrise.

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And We madeits highest (part)its lowestand We rainedupon themstonesofbaked clay(74)

And We turned the cities ˹of Sodom and Gomorrah˺ upside down and rained upon them stones of baked clay.

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Indeedinthat(are) the Signsfor those who discern(75)

Surely in this are signs for those who contemplate.

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And indeed, it(is) on a roadestablished(76)

Their ruins still lie along a known route.

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Indeedinthatsurely (is) a Signfor the believers(77)

Surely in this is a sign for those who believe.

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And wereAnd were(the) companions(of) the woodsurely wrongdoers(78)

And the residents of the Forest were truly wrongdoers,

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So We took retributionfrom themand indeed, they both(were) on a highwayclear(79)

so We inflicted punishment upon them. The ruins of both nations still lie on a well-known road.

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And certainlydenied(the) companions(of) the Rocky Tractthe Messengers(80)

Indeed, the residents of the Stone Valley also denied the messengers.1

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And We gave themOur Signsﱿbut they werefrom themturning away(81)

We gave them Our signs, but they turned away from them.

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And they used (to)carvefromthe mountainshousessecure(82)

They carved their homes in the mountains, feeling secure.

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But seized themthe awful cry(at) early morning(83)

But the ˹mighty˺ blast overtook them in the morning,

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And notavailedthemwhatthey used (to)earn(84)

and all they achieved was of no help to them.

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And notWe createdthe heavensand the earthand whatever(is) between themexceptﲜﲝin truthAnd indeedthe Hourﲠﲡ(is) surely comingSo overlook(with) forgivenessgracious(85)

We have not created the heavens and the earth and everything in between except for a purpose. And the Hour is certain to come, so forgive graciously.

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Indeedyour LordHe(is) the Creatorthe All-Knower(86)

Surely your Lord is the Master Creator, All-Knowing.

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And certainlyWe have given yousevenofthe oft-repeatedand the QuranGreat(87)

We have certainly granted you the seven often-repeated verses1 and the great Quran.

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(Do) notextendyour eyestowardswhatWe have bestowedwith it(to) categoriesof themand (do) notgrieveﲿover themAnd loweryour wingto the believers(88)

Do not let your eyes crave the ˹fleeting˺ pleasures We have provided for some of the disbelievers, nor grieve for them. And be gracious to the believers.

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And sayIndeed, I[I] ama warnerclear(89)

And say, “I am truly sent with a clear warning”—

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AsWe sent downonthose who divided(90)

˹a warning˺ similar to what We sent to those who divided ˹the Scriptures˺,