Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd we gave them Our revelations, but they were averse to them.
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Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they used to hew out dwellings from the hills, (wherein they dwelt) secure.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut the (Awful) Cry overtook them at the morning hour,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd that which they were wont to count as gain availed them not.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWe created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them save with truth, and lo! the Hour is surely coming. So forgive, (O Muhammad), with a gracious forgiveness.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! Thy Lord! He is the All-Wise Creator.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWe have given thee seven of the oft-repeated (verses) and the great Qur'an.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallStrain not thine eyes toward that which We cause some wedded pairs among them to enjoin, and be not grieved on their account, and lower thy wing (in tenderness) for the believers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd say: Lo! I, even I, am a plain warner,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSuch as We send down for those who make division,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThose who break the Qur'an into parts.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThem, by thy Lord, We shall question, every one,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOf what they used to do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSo proclaim that which thou art commanded, and withdraw from the idolaters.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! We defend thee from the scoffers,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWho set some other god along with Allah. But they will come to know.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWell know We that thy bosom is oppressed by what they say,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut hymn the praise of thy Lord, and be of those who make prostration (unto Him).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd serve thy Lord till the Inevitable cometh unto thee.
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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).
