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6 but my pleas have only again, how God has spread the
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increased their aversion. Every earth out for you 20 so that you
time I have called to them, so may walk along its spacious
that You might forgive them, paths?’
they have only thrust their fingers 21 Noah supplicated, ‘Lord,
into their ears, covered they have disobeyed me, and
themselves up with their followed those whose wealth
garments, grown obstinate, and and children have only added to
given themselves up to their ruin; 22 and they have
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arrogance. Then I called them hatched a mighty plot, 23 and
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openly, and spoke to them in they said [to their followers],
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public and in private.’ Then I “Do not ever abandon your
said, ‘Ask forgiveness of your deities: abandon neither Wadd,
Lord. Surely He is the most nor Suwa‘, and neither Yaghuth,
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forgiving. He will send down nor Yauq nor Nasr!” They have
abundant rain from the sky for led many astray; so lead the
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you, increase your wealth and wrongdoers to further error.’
sons; and grant you gardens and 25 They were drowned and sent
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waterways. What is the matter to Hell for their misdeeds; they
with you that you deny the found no one to help them against
greatness of God, 14 when He God.
has created you through different 26 Noah prayed, ‘O my Lord!
stages of existence? 15 Do you Do not leave on earth a single
not see how God has created the one of those who deny the truth—
seven heavens one above another, 27 if You leave any, they will
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and made the moon therein a misguide Your servants, and they
light, and made the sun a lamp, will beget none but sinners
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17 how God has produced you and deniers of truth— Lord!
from the earth and caused you to Forgive me and my parents and
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grow, how He will then return every true believer who enters
you to it and bring you forth my house, forgive all the