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wall in the town which was then to dig up their treasure as a
about to fall down. His mercy from Him. I did not do [it]
companion buttressed it and of my own accord. That is the
Moses said, ‘Had you wished, explanation of the things about
you could have demanded which you were not able to
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payment for your labours.’ He restrain yourself.’
answered, ‘This is where you 83 They will ask you about
and I must part company. But Dhu’l-Qarnayn. Say, ‘I will give
first I will tell you the meaning you an account of him.’ 84 We
of the things you could not bear established him in the land, and
with patiently. gave him the means to achieve
79 ‘The boat belonged to some all things.
poor people who made their 85 He travelled on a certain
living from the sea. I wanted to road; 86 until, when he reached
damage it because there was a the setting of the sun, he found
king coming behind them who it setting in a spring of murky
was seizing every boat by force. water and near it he found
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As for the youth, his parents some people. We said, ‘Dhu’l-
were believers and we feared Qarnayn! You can either punish
that he would trouble them by them or else you can treat them
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rebellion and denial of truth. with gentleness.’ He said, ‘We
81 We wanted their Lord to shall certainly punish him who
replace him with someone does wrong; then he shall be
purer than him and more brought back to his Lord who
compassionate. will punish him with a grievous
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‘The wall belonged to two punishment, but whoever
young orphans in the town whose believes and does good works
father had been a righteous man, shall have a good reward and We
and a treasure of theirs lay shall facilitate his matter by Our
underneath it. So your Lord command.’
wanted them to come of age and 89 Then he followed yet another