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Denied(the) people(of) Lutthe Messengers(160)

The people of Lot rejected the messengers

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Whensaidto themtheir brotherLutWill notyou fear (Allah)(161)

when their brother Lot said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

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Indeed, I amto youa Messengertrustworthy(162)

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

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So fearAllahand obey me(163)

So fear Allah, and obey me.

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And notI ask youfor itanyﱛﱜpaymentNot(is) my paymentexceptfrom(the) Lord(of) the worlds(164)

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

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Do you approachthe malesamongthe worlds(165)

Why do you ˹men˺ lust after fellow men,1

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And you leavewhatcreatedfor youyour Lordofﱯﱰyour matesNayyou(are) a peopletransgressing(166)

leaving the wives that your Lord has created for you? In fact, you are a transgressing people.”

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They saidIfnotyou desistO LutSurely, you will beofthe ones driven out(167)

They threatened, “If you do not desist, O  Lot, you will surely be expelled.”

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ﱿHe saidIndeed, I am(of) your deedofthose who detest(168)

Lot responded, “I am truly one of those who despise your ˹shameful˺ practice.

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My LordSave meand my familyfrom whatthey do(169)

My Lord! Save me and my family from ˹the consequences of˺ what they do.”

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So We saved himand his familyall(170)

So We saved him and all of his family,

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Exceptan old woman(was) amongthose who remained behind(171)

except an old woman,1 who was one of the doomed.

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ThenWe destroyedthe others(172)

Then We utterly destroyed the rest,

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And We rainedupon themﲚﲛa rainand evil was(was) the rain(on) those who were warned(173)

pouring upon them a rain ˹of brimstone˺. How evil was the rain of those who had been warned!

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Indeedinthatﲣﲤsurely is a signbut notaremost of thembelievers(174)

Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

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And indeedyour Lordsurely, He(is) the All-Mightythe Most Merciful(175)

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

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Denied(the) companions(of the) Woodthe Messengers(176)

The residents of the Forest rejected the messengers

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Whensaidto themShuaibWill notyou fear (Allah)(177)

when Shu’aib said to them,1 “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

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Indeed, I amto youa Messengerﲿtrustworthy(178)

I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.

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So fearAllahand obey me(179)

So fear Allah, and obey me.

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And notI ask (of) youfor itanyﳉﳊpaymentNot(is) my paymentexceptfrom(the) Lord(of) the worlds(180)

I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.

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ﳒ ﳓGive fullmeasureand (do) notbeofthose who cause loss(181)

Give full measure, and cause no loss ˹to others˺.

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And weighwith a balance[the] even(182)

Weigh with an even balance,

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And (do) notdeprivepeople(of) their thingsand (do) notcommit evilinthe earthspreading corruption(183)

and do not defraud people of their property. Nor go about spreading corruption in the land.