ﱁCertainlyﱂ(there) wasﱃfor Sabaﱄinﱅtheir dwelling placeﱆﱇa sign:ﱈTwo gardensﱉonﱊ(the) rightﱋﱌand (on the) leftﱍEatﱎfromﱏ(the) provisionﱐ(of) your Lordﱑand be gratefulﱒﱓto HimﱔA landﱕgoodﱖand a LordﱗOft-Forgivingﱘ
Indeed, there was a sign for ˹the tribe of˺ Sheba in their homeland: two orchards—one to the right and the other to the left. ˹They were told:˺ “Eat from the provision of your Lord, and be grateful to Him. ˹Yours is˺ a good land and a forgiving Lord.”
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ﱙBut they turned awayﱚso We sentﱛupon themﱜ(the) floodﱝ(of) the damﱞand We changed for themﱟtheir two gardensﱠ(with) two gardensﱡproducing fruitﱢproducing fruitﱣbitterﱤand tamarisksﱥand (some)thingﱦofﱧlote treesﱨfewﱩ
But they turned away. So We sent against them a devastating flood, and replaced their orchards with two others producing bitter fruit, fruitless bushes, and a few ˹sparse˺ thorny trees.
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ﱪThatﱫWe recompensed themﱬbecauseﱭﱮthey disbelievedﱯAnd notﱰWe recompenseﱱexceptﱲthe ungratefulﱳ
This is how We rewarded them for their ingratitude. Would We ever punish ˹anyone in such a way˺ except the ungrateful?
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ﱴAnd We madeﱵbetween themﱶand betweenﱷthe townsﱸwhichﱹWe had blessedﱺin itﱻtownsﱼvisibleﱽAnd We determinedﱾbetween themﱿﲀthe journeyﲁTravelﲂbetween themﲃ(by) nightﲄand (by) dayﲅsafelyﲆ
We had also placed between them and the cities We showered with blessings ˹many small˺ towns within sight of one another. And We set moderate travel distances in between, ˹saying,˺ “Travel between them by day and night safely.”
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ﲇBut they saidﲈOur Lordﲉlengthen (the distance)ﲊbetweenﲋour journeysﲌAnd they wrongedﲍthemselvesﲎso We made themﲏnarrationsﲐand We dispersed themﲑ(in) a totalﲒﲓdispersionﲔIndeedﲕinﲖthatﲗsurely (are) Signsﲘfor everyoneﲙpatientﲚ(and) gratefulﲛ
But they said, “Our Lord! Make ˹the distances of˺ our journeys longer,” wronging themselves. So We reduced them to ˹cautionary˺ tales, and scattered them utterly. Surely in this are lessons for whoever is steadfast, grateful.
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ﲜAnd certainlyﲝfound trueﲞabout themﲟIblisﲠhis assumptionﲡso they followed himﲢexceptﲣa groupﲤofﲥthe believersﲦ
Indeed, Iblîs’ assumption about them has come true, so they ˹all˺ follow him, except a group of ˹true˺ believers.
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ﲧAnd notﲨwasﲩfor himﲪover themﲫanyﲬauthorityﲭexceptﲮthat We (might) make evidentﲯwhoﲰbelievesﲱin the Hereafterﲲfrom (one) whoﲳ[he]ﲴabout itﲵ(is) inﲶﲷdoubtﲸAnd your Lordﲹoverﲺallﲻthingsﲼ(is) a Guardianﲽ
He does not have any authority over them, but ˹Our Will is˺ only to distinguish those who believe in the Hereafter from those who are in doubt about it. And your Lord is a ˹vigilant˺ Keeper over all things.
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ﲾSayﲿCall uponﳀthose whomﳁyou claimﳂbesidesﳃbesidesﳄAllahﳅNotﳆthey possessﳇ(the) weightﳈ(of) an atomﳉinﳊthe heavensﳋand notﳌinﳍthe earthﳎand notﳏfor themﳐin both of themﳑanyﳒpartnershipﳓand notﳔfor Himﳕfrom themﳖanyﳗsupporterﳘ
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Call upon those you claim ˹to be divine˺ besides Allah. They do not possess ˹even˺ an atom’s weight either in the heavens or the earth, nor do they have any share in ˹governing˺ them. Nor is any of them a helper to Him.”
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