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Ordo you thinkthatmost of themhearorﱇﱈunderstandNotthey(are) exceptlike cattleNaythey(are) more astray(from the) way(44)

Or do you think that most of them listen or understand?1 They are only like cattle—no, more than that, they are astray from the ˹Right˺ Way!2

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Do you notsee[to]your LordhowHe extendsthe shadowAnd ifHe willedsurely He (could) have made itstationaryThenWe madethe sunfor itan indication(45)

Have you not seen how your Lord extends the shade—He could have simply made it ˹remain˺ still if He so willed—then We make the sun its guide,

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ThenWe withdraw itto Usa withdrawalgradual(46)

causing the shade to retreat gradually?1

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And He(is) the One Whomadefor youthe night(as) a coveringand the sleepa restand madethe daya resurrection(47)

He is the One Who has made the night for you as a cover, and ˹made˺ sleep for resting, and the day for rising.

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And He(is) the One Whosendsthe winds(as) glad tidingsbeforebeforeﱼﱽHis Mercyand We send downﱿfromthe skywaterpure(48)

And He is the One Who sends the winds ushering in His mercy, and We send down pure rain from the sky,

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That We may give lifethereby(to) a landdeadand We give drinkthereof(to those) We createdcattleand menmany(49)

giving life to a lifeless land, and providing water for countless animals and humans of Our Own creation.

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And verilyWe have distributed itamong themthat they may rememberbut refusemost(of) the peopleexceptdisbelief(50)

We certainly disperse it among them so they may be mindful, but most people persist in ungratefulness.

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And ifWe willedsurely, We (would) have raisedineverytowna warner(51)

Had We willed, We could have easily sent a warner to every society.

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So (do) notobeythe disbelieversand strive (against) themwith ita strivinggreat(52)

So do not yield to the disbelievers, but strive diligently against them with this ˹Quran˺.

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ﲩ ﲪAnd He(is) the One Who(has) releasedthe two seas[this] (one)palatableand sweetand [this] (one)salty(and) bitterand He has madebetween thema barrierand a partitionforbidden(53)

And He is the One Who merges the two bodies of water: one fresh and palatable and the other salty and bitter, placing between them a barrier they cannot cross.1

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And He(is) the One Whohas createdfromthe waterﲿhuman beingand has made (for) himblood relationshipﳂﳃand marriage relationshipAnd isyour LordAll-Powerful(54)

And He is the One Who creates human beings from a ˹humble˺ liquid,1 then establishes for them bonds of kinship and marriage. For your Lord is Most Capable.

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But they worshipbesides Allahbesides Allahbesides Allahwhatnot profits themnot profits themand notﳐﳑharms themand isthe disbelieveragainsthis Lorda helper(55)

Yet they worship besides Allah what can neither benefit nor harm them. And the disbeliever always collaborates against their Lord.