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And We granted[to] himhis familyand a like of themwith thema Mercyfrom Usand a Reminderfor those of understandingfor those of understanding(43)

And We gave him back his family, twice as many, as a mercy from Us and a lesson for people of reason.

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And takein your handa bunchand strikewith itand (do) notﱒﱓbreak (your) oathIndeed, We[We] found himﱖﱗpatientan excellentslaveIndeed, herepeatedly turned(44)

˹And We said to him,˺ “Take in your hand a bundle of grass, and strike ˹your wife˺ with it, and do not break your oath.”1 We truly found him patient. What an excellent servant ˹he was˺! Indeed, he ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺.

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And rememberOur slavesIbrahimand Isaacand Yaqubpossessors(of) strengthand vision(45)

And remember Our servants: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the men of strength and insight.

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Indeed, We[We] chose themfor an exclusive (quality)remembrance(of) the Home(46)

We truly chose them for the honour of proclaiming the Hereafter.

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And indeed, theyto Us(are) fromthe chosen onesthe best(47)

And in Our sight they are truly among the chosen and the finest.

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And rememberIshmaeland Elishaand Dhul-kiflﱶﱷand Dhul-kifland all(are) fromthe best(48)

Also remember Ishmael, Elisha, and Ⱬul-Kifl.1 All are among the best.

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Thisﱽﱾ(is) a ReminderﱿAnd indeedfor the righteoussurely, is a goodplace of return(49)

This is ˹all˺ a reminder. And the righteous will certainly have an honourable destination:

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Gardens(of) Eternity(will be) openedfor themthe gates(50)

the Gardens of Eternity, whose gates will be open for them.

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Recliningthereinthey will callthereinfor fruitmanyand drink(51)

There they will recline, calling for abundant fruit and drink.

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ﲒ ﲓAnd with them(will be) companions of modest gaze(will be) companions of modest gazewell-matched(52)

And with them will be maidens of modest gaze and equal age.

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This(is) whatyou are promisedfor (the) Day(of) Account(53)

This is what you are promised for the Day of Reckoning.

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Indeedthis(is) surely Our provisionnotfor itanydepletion(54)

This is indeed Our provision that will never end.

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ﲦﲧThis (is so)And indeedfor the transgressorssurely (is) an evilplace of return(55)

That is that. And the transgressors will certainly have the worst destination:

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Hellthey will burn thereinand wretched (is)the resting place(56)

Hell, where they will burn. What an evil place to rest!

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This (is so)Then let them taste itboiling fluidand purulence(57)

Let them then taste this: boiling water and ˹oozing˺ pus,

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And otherofits type(of various) kinds(58)

and other torments of the same sort!

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This(is) a companyburstingﲿ(in) with youNowelcomeﳂﳃfor themIndeed, they(will) burn(in) the Fire(59)

˹The misleaders will say to one another,˺ “Here is a crowd ˹of followers˺ being thrown in with us. They are not welcome, ˹for˺ they ˹too˺ will burn in the Fire.”1

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They sayNayYou nowelcomeﳍﳎfor youYoubrought thisﳑﳒupon usSo wretched (is)the settlement(60)

The followers will respond, “No! You are not welcome! You brought this upon us. What an evil place for settlement!”

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They will sayOur Lordwhoeverbroughtupon usthisincrease for hima punishmentdoubleinthe Fire(61)

Adding, “Our Lord! Whoever brought this upon us, double their punishment in the Fire.”