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others!’ 15 Were We to ease the delighted! Such was their end,
torment for a while, you would and what had been theirs We
still revert to denial of the truth. gave to other people to inherit.
16 On the Day We inflict the 29 Neither heaven nor earth wept
direst scourge upon all sinners, for them, nor were they allowed
We will certainly exact any respite.
retribution. 30 We saved the Children of
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We tried the people of Israel from their humiliating
Pharaoh before them: a noble torment 31 at the hands of
messenger was sent to them, Pharaoh: he was a tyrant who
18 saying, ‘Hand over God’s exceeded all bounds. 32 We
servants to me. I am a trustworthy knowingly chose them above all
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messenger for you. Do not set other people 33 and showed
yourselves above God: I bring them signs in which there was a
you clear authority. 20 I have clear test.
sought refuge with my Lord and 34 Yet those who deny the truth
your Lord lest you stone me [to say, 35 there is nothing beyond
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death]. If you do not believe in our first death; we shall not be
me, at least keep away from me.’ raised again. 36 So bring our
22 Then he cried out to his fathers [back], if what you say is
Lord, ‘These are sinful people.’ true. 37 Are they better than the
23 God said, ‘Set out with My people of Tubba‘ and those who
servants by night, for you will came before them? We destroyed
certainly be pursued. 24 Leave them, because they were guilty
the sea behind you parted; they of sin.
are a host destined to be 38 We did not idly create the
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drowned.’ How many gardens heavens and the earth and all
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and fountains they left behind that lies between them; We did
them, 26 and cornfields and not create them save with a
splendid buildings, 27 and purpose, yet most people have
pleasant things in which they no knowledge of this. 40 Truly,