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settle you on the land to succeed punishment?’ They will reply,
them. That is [in store] for anyone ‘Had God given us guidance, we
who is in awe of meeting Me, would have guided you. It is all
and who heeds My warnings.’ the same whether we are patient
15 When they sought Our or impatient; there is no escape
Judgement, every stubborn for us.’
oppressor was frustrated. 22 When the Judgement has
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Beyond him is Hell, and he been passed, Satan will say to
shall drink putrid water; 17 he them, ‘God made you a true
will sip and will not find it easy promise; I too made you
to swallow it. Death will promises, but I failed you. I had
approach him from every quarter, no authority over you, except
yet he will not die. More intense that I called you and you
suffering will lie ahead of him. responded to me. Do not now
18 The works of those who blame me, but blame yourselves!
deny their Lord are like ashes I cannot help you, nor can you
which the wind scatters on a help me. I reject your former act
stormy day: they shall gain in associating me with God.’
nothing from what they do. To The wrongdoers will have a
act thus is to stray far into error. painful punishment.
19 Do you not see that God has 23 But those who believed and
created the heavens and the earth did good deeds will be brought
for a purpose? He can eliminate into Gardens with rivers flowing
you if He wills and bring into through them. They shall abide
being a new creation: 20 that is there forever by their Lord’s
no difficult thing for God. permission, and will be welcomed
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They shall all appear before with the greeting, ‘Peace’!
God and the weak will say to 24 Do you not see how God
those who behaved proudly, ‘We compares a good word to a good
were your followers. Can you tree? Its root is firm and its
protect us from God’s branches are in the sky, 25 it