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And notthey come to youwith an examplebutWe bring youthe truthand (the) bestexplanation(33)

Whenever they bring you an argument, We come to you with the right refutation and the best explanation.

25:34

Those whowill be gatheredontheir facestoHellthose(are the) worst(in) positionand most astray(from the) way(34)

Those who will be dragged into Hell on their faces will be in the worst place, and are ˹now˺ farthest from the ˹Right˺ Way.

25:35

And verilyWe gaveMusathe Scriptureand We appointedwith himhis brotherHarun(as) an assistant(35)

We certainly gave Moses the Book and appointed his brother Aaron as his helper.

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Then We saidGo both of youtothe peoplethose whohave deniedOur SignsThen We destroyed them(with) destruction(36)

We had ordered ˹them˺, “Go to the people who would deny Our signs.” Then We annihilated the deniers entirely.

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And (the) people(of) Nuhwhenthey deniedthe MessengersWe drowned themand We made themfor mankindﱲﱳa signAnd We have preparedfor the wrongdoersa punishmentpainful(37)

And when the people of Noah rejected the messengers,1 We drowned them, making them an example to humanity. And We have prepared a painful punishment for the wrongdoers.

25:38

And Adand Thamudand (the) dwellers(of) Ar-rassand generationsbetweenﱿthatmany(38)

Also ˹We destroyed˺ ’Ȃd, Thamûd, and the people of the Water-pit,1 as well as many peoples in between.

25:39

And eachWe have set forthfor himﲅﲆthe examplesand eachWe destroyed(with) destruction(39)

For each We set forth ˹various˺ lessons, and We ultimately destroyed each.

25:40

And verilythey have comeuponthe townwhichwas showered(with) a rainﲒﲓ(of) evilThen do notthey [were]ﲖﲗsee itNaythey arenotexpectingResurrection(40)

They have certainly passed by the city ˹of Sodom˺, which had been showered with a dreadful rain ˹of stones˺. Have they not seen its ruins? But they do not expect to be resurrected.

25:41

And whenthey see younotthey take youexcept(in) mockeryIs thisthe one whomAllah has sentAllah has sent(as) a Messenger(41)

When they see you ˹O Prophet˺, they only make fun of you, ˹saying,˺ “Is this the one that Allah has sent as a messenger?

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He would have almostHe would have almost[surely] misled usfromour godsif notthatwe had been steadfastﲲﲳto themAnd soonwill knowwhenthey will seethe punishmentwho(is) more astray(from the) way(42)

He would have almost tricked us away from our gods, had we not been so devoted to them.” ˹But˺ soon they will know, when they face the punishment, who is far astray from the ˹Right˺ Way.

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Have you seen(one) whoﲿtakes(as) his godhis own desireThen would youbeover hima guardian(43)

Have you seen ˹O Prophet˺ the one who has taken their own desires as their god? Will you then be a keeper over them?