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He releasedthe two seasmeeting(19)

He merges the two bodies of ˹fresh and salt˺ water,

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Between both of them(is) a barriernotthey transgress(20)

yet between them is a barrier they never cross.1

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So which(of the) favors(of) your Lordwill you both deny(21)

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

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Come forthfrom both of themthe pearland the coral(22)

Out of both ˹waters˺ come forth pearls and coral.

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So which(of the) favors(of) your Lordwill you both deny(23)

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

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And for Him(are) the shipselevatedinthe sealike mountains(24)

To Him belong the ships with raised sails, sailing through the seas like mountains.

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So which(of the) favors(of) your Lordwill you both deny(25)

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

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Everyonewho(is) on it(will) perish(26)

Every being on earth is bound to perish.

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But will remain(the) Face(of) your Lord(the) Owner(of) Majestyand Honor(27)

Only your Lord Himself,1 full of Majesty and Honour, will remain ˹forever˺.2

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So which(of the) favors(of) your Lordwill you both deny(28)

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

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Asks Himwhoever(is) inthe heavensﱺﱻand the earthEverydayHeﱿ(is) ina matter(29)

All those in the heavens and the earth are dependent on Him. Day in and day out He has something to bring about.1

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So which(of the) favors(of) your Lordwill you both deny(30)

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

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Soon We will attendto youO youtwo classes(31)

We will soon attend to you ˹for judgment˺, O  two multitudes ˹of jinn and humans˺!

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So which(of the) favors(of) your Lordwill you both deny(32)

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

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O assembly(of) the jinnand the menIfyou are abletopass beyond[of](the) regions(of) the heavensand the earthﲜﲝthen passNotyou (can) passexceptby authority(33)

O  assembly of jinn and humans! If you can penetrate beyond the realms of the heavens and the earth, then do so. ˹But˺ you cannot do that without ˹Our˺ authority.

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So which(of the) favors(of) your Lordwill you both deny(34)

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

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Will be sentagainst both of youa flameoffireand smokeand notyou will (be able to) defend yourselves(35)

Flames of fire and ˹molten˺ copper will be sent against you, and you will not be able to defend one another.

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So which(of the) favors(of) your Lordwill you both deny(36)

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

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Then whenis splitthe heavenand it becomesrose-coloredlike murky oil(37)

˹How horrible will it be˺ when the heavens will split apart, becoming rose-red like ˹burnt˺ oil!

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So which(of the) favorsﲿ(of) your Lordwill you both deny(38)

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

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Then (on) that Daynotwill be askedabouthis sinany manand notany jinn(39)

On that Day there will be no need for any human or jinn to be asked about their sins.1

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So which(of the) favors(of) your Lordwill you both deny(40)

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

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Will be knownthe criminalsby their marksand will be seizedby the forelocksand the feet(41)

The wicked will be recognized by their appearance, then will be seized by ˹their˺ forelocks and feet.