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ﱁ ﱂHe saidThen what(is) your missionO messengersO messengers(31)

˹Later,˺ Abraham asked, “What is your mission, O  messenger-angels?”

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They saidIndeed, we[we] have been senttoa peoplecriminal(32)

They replied, “We have actually been sent to a wicked people,

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That we may send downupon themstonesofclay(33)

to send upon them stones of ˹baked˺ clay,

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Markedwithyour Lordfor the transgressors(34)

marked by your Lord for the transgressors.”

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Then We brought out(those) whowerethereinofthe believers(35)

Then ˹before the torment˺ We evacuated the believers from the city.

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But notWe foundthereinother thana houseofthe Muslims(36)

But We only found one family that had submitted ˹to Allah˺.1

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And We leftthereina Signfor those whofearthe punishmentthe painful(37)

And We have left a sign there1 ˹as a lesson˺ for those who fear the painful punishment.

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And inMusawhenWe sent himtoFiraunwith an authorityclear(38)

And in ˹the story of˺ Moses ˹was another lesson,˺ when We sent him to Pharaoh with compelling proof,

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But he turned awaywith his supportersand saidA magicianorﱿa madman(39)

but Pharaoh was carried away by his power, saying ˹of Moses˺, “A magician or a madman!”

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So We took himand his hostsand threw themintothe seawhile he(was) blameworthy(40)

So We seized him and his soldiers, casting them into the sea while he was blameworthy.1

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And inAadwhenWe sentagainst themthe windthe barren(41)

And in ˹the story of˺ ’Âd ˹was another lesson,˺ when We sent against them the devastating wind.1

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Notit leftanythingit cameupon itbutit made itlike disintegrated ruins(42)

There was nothing it came upon that it did not reduce to ashes.

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And inThamudwhenwas saidto themEnjoy (yourselves)fora time(43)

And in ˹the story of˺ Thamûd ˹was another lesson,˺ when they were told, “Enjoy yourselves ˹only˺ for a ˹short˺ while.”1

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But they rebelledagainst(the) Command(of) their Lordso seized themthe thunderboltwhile theywere looking(44)

Still they persisted in defying the commands of their Lord, so they were overtaken by a ˹mighty˺ blast while they were looking on.

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Then notthey were able to[of]standand notthey couldhelp themselves(45)

Then they were not able to rise up, nor were they helped.

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And (the) people(of) Nuhbeforeﲸﲹbeforeindeed, theywerea peopledefiantly disobedient(46)

And the people of Noah ˹had also been destroyed˺ earlier. They were truly a rebellious people.

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ﲿAnd the heavenWe constructed itwith strengthand indeed, We(are) surely (its) Expanders(47)

We built the universe with ˹great˺ might, and We are certainly expanding ˹it˺.

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And the earthWe have spread ithow excellent(are) the Spreaders(48)

As for the earth, We spread it out. How superbly did We smooth it out!1

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And ofeverythingWe have createdpairsso that you mayremember(49)

And We created pairs of all things1 so perhaps you would be mindful.

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So fleetoﳔﳕAllahindeed, I amto youfrom Hima warnerclear(50)

So ˹proclaim, O  Prophet˺: “Flee to Allah! I am truly sent by Him with a clear warning to you.

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And (do) notmakewithAllahgodﳡﳢanotherIndeed, I amto youfrom Hima warnerclear(51)

And do not set up another god with Allah. I am truly sent by Him with a clear warning to you.”