Part 19
And
whosoever of you thus offendeth, we will make him taste a great punishment.
Never have
we sent Apostles before thee who ate not common food, and walked not the
streets. And we test you by means of each other. Will you be steadfast? Thy
Lord is looking on!
They
who look not forward to meet Us say, "If the angels be not sent down to
us, or unless we behold our Lord...." Ah! they are proud of heart, and
exceed with great excess!
On the
day when they shall see the angels, no good news shall there be for the guilty
ones, and they shall cry6 out, "A barrier
than cannot be passed!"
Then
will we proceed to the works which they have wrought, and make them as
scattered dust.
Happier,
on that day, the inmates of the Garden as to abode, and better off as to place
of noontide slumber!
On
that day shall the heaven with its clouds be cleft, and the angels shall be
sent down, descending:
On
that day shall all empire be in very deed with the God of Mercy, and hard day
shall it be for the Infidels.
And on
that day shall the wicked one bite his hands, and say, "Oh! would that I
had taken the same path with the Apostle!
25:30 "Oh! woe is me! would that I had
not taken such an one for my friend!
It was
he who led me astray from the Warning which had reached me! and Satan is man's
betrayer."
Then
said the Apostle, "O my Lord! truly my people have esteemed this Koran to
be vain babbling."
Thus
have we given to every Prophet an enemy from among the wicked ones - But thy
Lord is a sufficient guide and helper.
And
the infidels say, "Unless the Koran be sent down to him all at
once...." But in this say would we stablish thy heart by it; in parcels
have we parcelled it out to thee;
Nor
shall they come to thee with puzzling questions, but we will come to thee with
the truth, and their best solution.
They who
shall be gathered upon their faces into hell, shall have the worst place, and
be farthest from the path of happiness.
Heretofore
we gave the law to Moses, and appointed his brother Aaron to be his counsellor:
And we
said, "Go you to the people who treat our signs as lies." And them
destroyed we with utter destruction.
And as
to the people of Noah! when they treated their Apostles as impostors, we
drowned them; and we made them a sign to mankind:
-- A grievous chastisement have we prepared for the wicked!
25:40 And Ad and Themoud, and the men of
Rass, and divers generations between them:
Unto
each of them did we set forth parables for warnings, and each of them did we
utterly exterminate.
Oft
there this have the unbelieving Meccans passed by the city on which we rained a
fatal rain. What! Have they not seen it? Yet have they no hope of a
resurrection!
And
when they see thee, they do but take thee as the subject of their railleries.
"What! Is this he whom God has sent as an Apostle?
Indeed
he had well nigh led us astray from our gods, had we not persevered steadfastly
in their service." But in the end they shall know, when they shall see the
punishment, who hath most strayed from the path.
What
thinkest thou? He who hath taken his passion as a god -- wilt thou be a
guardian over him?
Thinkest
thou that the greater part of them hear or understand? They are just like the
brutes! Yes! they stray even further from the right way.
Hast
thou not seen how thy Lord lengthened out the shadow? Had He pleased he had
made it motionless. But we made the sun to be its guide;
Then
draw it in unto Us with easy indrawing.
He it
is who ordaineth the night as a garment, and sleep for rest, and ordaineth the
day for waking up to life:
25:50 He it is who sendeth the winds as the
forerunner of his mercy; and pure water send we down from Heaven,
That
we may revive by it a dead land: and we give
it for drink to our creation, beasts and men in numbers;
And we
distribute it among them on all sides, that they may reflect: Yet most decline to render thanks.
Had we
pleased, we had raised up a warner in every city.
Give
not way therefore to the Infidels, but by means of this Koran strive against
them with a mighty strife.
And He
it is who hath let loose the two seas, the one sweet, fresh; and the other
salt, bitter; and hath put an interspace between them, and a barrier that
cannot be passed.
And it
is He who hath created man of water, and established between them the ties of
kindred and affinity: and potent is thy Lord.
Yet
beside God do they worship what can neither help nor hurt them: and the Infidel is Satan's helper against his Lord:
Still
we have sent thee only as a herald and a warner.
Say: I ask of you no recompense for it, except from him
who is willing to take the way to his Lord.
25:60 And put thou thy trust in Him that
liveth and dieth not, and celebrate his praise; (He fully knoweth the faults of
his servants) who in six days created the Heavens and the Earth, and whatever
is between them, then mounted his Throne: the
God of Mercy! Ask now of the Wise concerning Him.
But
when it is said to them, "Bow down before the God of Mercy," they
say, "Who is the God of Mercy? Shall we bow down to what thou
biddest?" And they fly from thee the more.
Blessed
be He who hath placed in the Heaven the sign of the Zodiac! who hath placed in
it the Lamp of the Sun, and the light-giving Moon!
And it
is He who hath ordained the night and the day to succeed one another for those
who desire to think on God or desire to be thankful.
And
the servants of the God of Mercy are thy who walk upon the Earth softly; and
when the ignorant address them, they reply, "Peace!"
They
that pass the night in the worship of their lord prostrate and standing: --
And
that say, "O our Lord! turn away from us the torment of Hell, for its
torment is endless: it is indeed an ill abode
and resting place!
Those
who when they spend are neither lavish nor niggard, but keep the mean: --
Those
who call on no other gods with God, nor slay whom God hath forbidden to be
slain, except for a just cause, and who commit not fornication (for he who doth
this shall meet the reward of his wickedness:
Doubt
to him shall be the torment on the day of Resurrection; and in it shall he
remain, disgraced, for ever: --
25:70 Save those who shall repent and
believe and do righteous works -- for them God will change their evil things
into good things, for God is Gracious, Merciful --
And
whoso turneth to God and doeth what is right, he verily will concert with a
true conversion):
And
they who bear not witness to that which is false, and when they pass by
frivolous sport, pass on with dignity: --
And
they who, when monished by the signs of their Lord, fall not down thereat, as
if deaf and blind: --
And who
say, "O our Lord! give us in our wives and offspring the joy of our eyes,
and make us examples to those who fear thee:"
These
shall be rewarded with the High Places of Paradise for their steadfast
endurance, and they shall meet therein with -- Welcome and Salutation: -- For ever shall they remain therein: a fair abode and resting-place!
Say: Not on your account doth my Lord care if you call
not on Him! you have treated his Apostle as an impostor:
but bye and bye a punishment shall cleave to them.
Sura XXVI (26)
The Poets
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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Ta.
Sin Mim. These are the signs of the lucid Book.
Haply
thou wearest thyself away with grief because they will not believe.
Were
it our will we could send down to them a sign from Heaven, before which they
would humbly bow.
But
from each fresh warning that cometh to them from the God of Mercy they have
only turned aside,
And
treated it as a lie: But tidings shall reach
them which they shall not laugh to scorn.
Have
they not beheld the earth -- how we have caused every kind of noble plant to
spring up therein?
Verily,
in this is a sign: but most of them believe
not.
And assuredly,
thy Lord! -- He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
And
remember when thy Lord called to Moses, "Go to the wicked people,
26:10 The people of Pharoah. What! will they
not fear me?"
He
said, "My Lord, in sooth I fear lest they treat me as a liar:
And my
breast is straitened, and I am slow of speech:
send therefore to Aaron to be my helpmate.
For
they have a charge against me, and I fear lest they put me to death."
He
said, "Surely not. Go you therefore with our signs:
we will be with you and will hearken.
And go
to Pharaoh and say: 'Verily we are the
messengers of the Lord of the words --
Send
forth with us the children of Israel.'"
He
said, "Did we not rear thee among us when a a child? And hast thou not
passed years of thy life among us?
And
yet what a deed is that which thou hast done! Thou art one of the
ungrateful."
He
said, "I did it indeed, and I was one of those who erred:
26:20 And I fled from you because I feared
you; but my Lord hath given me wisdom and hath made me one of his Apostles.
And is
this the favour thou has conferred on me, that thou hast enslaved the children
of Israel?"
Said
Pharaoh, "Who then is the Lord of the Worlds?"
He
said, "The Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth and of all that is between
them, if only you believe it."
Said
Pharaoh to those around him, "Hear you this?"
"Your
Lord," said Moses, "and the Lord of your sires of old."
"In
sooth, your Apostle whom He hath sent to you, " said Pharaoh, "is
certainly possessed."
He
said, "Lord is He of the East and of the West, and of all that is between
them, if you can understand."
He
said, "If you take any God beside me, I will surely put thee in
ward."
Said
Moses, "What! if I shew thee that which shall be a proof of my
mission?"
26:30 He said, "Forth with it then, if
thou speakest truth."
Then
threw he down his staff, and lo! and undoubted serpent:
And he
drew out his hand, and lo! if was white to the beholders,
He
said to his nobles around him, "This truly is a right cunning sorcerer:
Fain
would he drive you out of your land by his sorcery. But what do you
suggest?"
They
said, "Put him and his brother off awhile, and send summoners to all the
cities,
Who
shall bring to thee every cunning magician."
So the
magicians were mustered at a set time, on a solemn day:
And it
was said ot the people, "Are you all assembled?"
-
"Yes! and we will follow the magicians if they gain the day."
26:40 And when the magicians were arrived
they said to Pharaoh, "Shall we have a reward if we gain the day?"
He
said, "Yes. And verily in that case you shall be of those who are near my
person."
Moses
said to them, "Throw down what you have to throw."
So
they cast down their ropes and rods, and said, "By Pharaoh's might we
shall surely win."
Then
Moses threw down his rod, and lo! it swallowed up their cheating wonders.
Then
the magicians threw themselves down in worship:
They
said, "We believe on the Lord of the Worlds,
The
Lord of Moses and of Aaron."
Said
Pharaoh, "Have you then believe on him ere I gave you leave? He truly is
your master who hath taught you magic. But bye and bye you shall surely know my
power.
I will
cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will have you all
crucified."
26:50 They said, "It cannot harm us,
for to our Lord shall we return:
Assuredly
we trust that our Lord will forgive us our sins, since we are of the first who
believe."
Then
revealed we this order to Moses: "Go
forth by night with my servants, for you will be pursued."
And Pharaoh
sent summoners through the cities: --
"These
Israelites," said they, "are a scanty band;
Yet
are they enraged against us --
But we
truly are numerous, wary."
Thus
we caused them to quit gardens and fountains,
And
treasures and splendid dwellings;
So was
it; and we gave them to the children of Israel for an heritage.
26:60 Then at sunrise the Egyptians followed
them:
And
when the hosts came in view of one another, the comrades of Moses said,
"We are surely overtaken."
He
said, "By no means: -- for my Lord is
with me -- He will guide me."
And we
revealed this order to Moses, "Strike the sea with thy rod." And it
clave asunder, and each part became like a huge mountain.
Then
made we the others to draw on;
And we
saved Moses, and those who were with him, all;
But we
drowned the others.
Truly
in this was a sign; but most of them did not believe.
But
verily thy Lord, -- He is the Mighty, the Merciful!
And
recite to them the story of Abraham
26:70 When he said to his Father and to his
people, "What worship you?"
They
said, "We worship idols, and constant is our devotion to them."
He
said, "Can they hear you when you cry to them?
Or
help you or do you harm?"
They
said, "But we found our Fathers do the like."
He
said, "How think you? Them whom you worship,
You
and your fathers of early days,
Are my
foes: not not so the Lord of the Worlds,
Who
hath created me, and guideth me,
Who
giveth me food and drink;
26:80 And when I am sick, he healeth me,
And
who will cause me to die and again quicken me,
And
who, I hope, will forgive me my sins in the day of reckoning.
My
Lord! bestow on me wisdom and join me to the just,
And
give me a good name among posterity,
And
make we one of the heirs of the garden of delight,
And
forgive my father, for he was one of the erring,
And
put me not to shame on the day when mankind shall be raised up,
The
day when neither wealth nor children shall avail,
Save
to him who shall come to God with a sound heart:
26:90 When Paradise shall be brought near
the pious,
And
Hell shall lay open for those who have gone astray.
And it
shall be said to them, 'Where are they whom you worshipped
Beside
God? Can they harm you or help themselves?'
And they
shall be cast into it -- the seducers and the seduced,
And
all the host of Eblis.
They
shall say, as they wrangle therein together,
'By
God, we were in a plain error,
When
we equalled you with the Lord of the Words:
And
none misled us by the wicked,
26:100 And we have none to plead for us,
Nor
friend who careth for us.
Could
we but return, we would be of the believers'"
Verily,
in this was a sign: but most of them believed
not.
And
truly thy Lord! -- He is the Mighty, the Merciful!
The
people of Noah gainsaid the Apostles,
When
their brother Noah said to hem, "Will you not fear God?
Of a
truth am I your faithful Apostle;
Fear
God then and obey me.
I ask
of you no reward for this, for my reward is of the Lord of the Worlds alone:
26:110 Fear God then and obey me."
They
said, "Shall we believe on thee when the meanest only are thy
followers?"
He
said, "But I have no knowledge of that they did:P
To my
Lord only must their account be given: would
that you understood this!
And I
will not thrust away those who believe,
For I
am only one charged with plain warnings."
They
said, "Now unless thou desist, O Noah, one of the stoned shalt thou surely
be."
He
said, "Lord! my people treat me as a liar:
Decide
thou therefore a decision between me and them, and rescue me and the faithful
who are with me."
So we
saved him and those who were with him in the fully-laden ark,
26:120 And afterwards we drowned the rest.
Herein
truly was a sign, but most of them believed not.
But thy
Lord! -- He is the Mighty, the Merciful.
The
Adites treated their Apostles as liars,
When
their brother Houd said to them, "Will you not fear God?
I am
your Apostle, worthy of all credit;
Fear
God then and obey me:
I ask
for no reward for this; for my reward is of the Lord of the World alone.
What!
built you landmarks on all heights in mere pastime?
And
raise you structures to be your lasting abodes?
26:130 And when you put forth your power do
you put it forth with harshness?
Fear
you God then and obey me;
And
fear you Him who hath plenteously bestowed on you you well know what:
Plenteously
bestowed on you flocks and children,
And
gardens and fountains;
Indeed
I fear for you the punishment of a tremendous day."
They
said, "It is the same to us whether thou warn or warn us not.
This
is but a tale of the ancients,
And we
are not they who shall be punished."
And
they charged him with imposture; and we destroyed them. In this was a sign: but most of them believed not.
26:140 But thy Lord! -- He is the Mighty, the
Merciful!
The
Themoudites also treated their Apostles as liars,
When
their brother Saleh said to them, "Will you not fear God?
I am
your Apostle worthy of all credit:
Fear
God, then, and obey me.
I ask
of you no reward for this: my reward is of the
Lord of the Worlds alone.
She
you be left secure amid these things here?
Amid
gardens and fountains,
And
corn-fields and palm-trees, with flower-sheating branches?
And, insolent
that you are, will you hew out your dwellings in the mountains?
26:150 But fear God and obey me,
And
obey not the bidding of those who commit excess,
Who
act disorderly on the earth and reform it not."
They
said, "Certainly thou art a person bewitched;
Thou
art only a man like us: produce now a sign if
thou art a man of truth."
He
said, "This she-camel, then -- drink shall there be for her, and drink
shall there be for you, on a several day for each.
But
harm her not, lest the punishment of a tremendous day overtake you."
But
they ham-strung her, and repented of it on the morrow;
For
the punishment overtook them. In this truly was a sign, but most of them
believed not.
But
thy Lord! -- He is the Powerful, the Merciful!
26:160 The people of Lot treated their
apostles as lairs,
When
their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear God?
I am
your Apostle worthy of all credit:
Fear
God, then, and obey me.
For
this I ask you no reward: my reward is of the
Lord of the worlds alone.
What! with
men, of all creatures, will you have commerce?
And
leave you your wives whom your Lord hath created for you? Ah! you are an erring
people!"
They
said, "O Lot, if thou desist not, one of the banished shalt thou surely
be."
He
said, "I utterly abhor your doings:
My
Lord! deliver me and my family from what they do."
26:170 So we delivered him and his whole
family --
Save
an aged one among those who tarried --
Then
we destroyed the rest --
And we
rained down a rain upon them, and fatal was the rain to those whom we had
warned.
In
this truly was a sign; but most of them did not believe.
But
thy Lord! He is the Powerful, the Merciful!
The
dwellers in the forest of Madian treated the Apostles as liars.
When
Shoaib their brother said to them, "Will you not fear God?
I
truly ma your trustworthy Apostle.
Fear
God, then, and obey me:
26:180 No reward ask I of you for this: my reward is of the Lord of the Worlds alone.
Fill
the measure, and be not of those who minish:
Weigh
with exact balance:
And
defraud not men in their substance, and do no wrong on the earth by deeds of
license;
And
fear Him who made you and the races of old?
Then
said, "Certainly thou art a person bewitched.
Thou
art but a man like us, and we deem thee liar --
Make
now a part of the heaven to fall down upon us, if thou art a man of
truth."
He
said, "My Lord best knoweth your doings."
And
when they treated him as a liar, the chastisement of the day of cloud overtook
them. This truly was the chastisement of a dreadful day!
26:190 In this was a sign, but most of them
believed not.
But
thy Lord! -- He is the Mighty, the Mercilful!
Verily
from the Lord of the Worlds hath this Book come down;
The
faithful spirit hath come down with it
Upon
thy heart, that thou mightest become a warner --
In the
clear Arabic tongue:
And
truly it is foretold in the Scriptures of them of yore.
Was it
not a sign to them that the learned among the children of Israel recognised it?
If we
had sent it down unto any foreigner,
And he
had recited it to them, they had not believed.
26:200 In such sort have we influenced the
heart of the wicked ones,
That
they will not believe it till they see the grievous chastisement?
And it
shall come upon them on a sudden when they look not for it:
And they
will say, "Can we be respited?"
What!
will they seek to hasten on our chastisement?
How
thinkest thou? If after we have given them their fill for years,
That
with which they are menaced come upon them at last,
Of
what avail will their enjoyments be to them?
We
never destroyed a city which had not first its warners
With
admonition; nor did we deal unjustly.
26:210 The Satans were not sent down with
this Koran:
It
beseemed them not, and they had not the power,
For
they are far removed from hearing it.
Call
not thou on any other god but God, lest thou be of those consigned to torment:
But
warn thy relatives of nearer kind,
And
kindly lower thy wing over the faithful who follow thee.
And if
they disobey thee, then say: "I will not
be answerable for your doings;" --
And
put thy trust in Him that is the Mighty, the Merciful,
Who
seeth thee when thou standest in prayer,
And
thy demeanour amongst those who worship;
26:220 For He heareth, knoweth all.
Shall
I tell you on whom Satan descend?
They
descend on every lying, wicked person:
They
impart what they have heard; -- but most of them are liars,
It is
the poets whom the erring follow:
See
thou not how they rove distraught in every valley?
And
that they say that which they do not?
Save
those who believe and do good works, and oft remember God;
And
who defend themselves when unjustly treated. But they who treat them unjustly
shall find out what a lot awaiteth them.
Sura XXVII (27)
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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Ta.
Sad. These are the signs (verses) of the Koran and of the lucid Book;
Guidance
and glad tidings to the believers who observe prayer and pay the stated alms, and
believe firmly -- do they -- in the life to come.
As to
those who believe not in the life to come, we have made their own doings fair
seeming to them, and they are bewildered therein.
These
are they whom the woe of chastisement awaiteth; and in the next life they shall
suffer -- yes shall they -- greatest loss;
But
thou hast certainly received the Koran from the Wise, the Knowing.
Bear
in mind when Moses said to his family, "I have perceived a fire;
I will
bring you tidings from it, or will bring you a blazing brand, that you may warm
you."
And
when he came to it, he was called to, "Blessed, He who is in the fire, and
He who is about it; and glory be to God, the Lord of the worlds!
O
Moses! verily, I am God, the Mighty, the Wise!
27:10 Throw down now thy staff." And
when he saw that it moved itself as though it were a serpent, he retreated
backward and returned not. "O Moses, fear not; for the Sent Ones fear not
in my presence,
Save
he who having done amiss shall afterwards exchange the evil for good; for I am
Forgiving, Merciful.
Put
now thy hand into thy bosom: it shall come
forth white, yet free from hurt: one of the
nine signs to Pharaoh and his people; for a perverse people are they."
And
when our signs were wrought in their very sight, they said, "This is plain
magic."
And
though in their souls they knew them to be true, yet in their wickedness and
pride they denied them. But see what was the end of the corrupt doers!
And of
old we gave knowledge to David and Solomon:
and they said, "Praise be to God, who hath made us to excel many of his
believing servants!"
And in
knowledge Solomon was David's heir. And he said, "O men, we have been
taught the speech of birds, and are endued with everything. This is indeed a
clear boon from God."
And to
Solomon were gathered his hosts of Djinn and men and birds, and they were
marched on in bands,
Till
they reached the Valley of Ants. Said an ant, "O you ants, enter your
dwellings, lest Solomon and his army crush you and know it not."
Then
smiled Solomon, laughing at her words, and he said, "Stir me up, O Lord,
to be thankful for thy favour which thou hast shewed upon me and upon my
parents, and to do righteousness that shall be well pleasing to thee, and bring
me in, by thy mercy, among thy servants the righteous."
27:20 And he reviewed the birds, and said,
"How is it that I see not the lapwing? Is it one of the absent?
Surely,
with a severe chastisement will I chastise it, or I will certainly slaughter
it, unless it bring me a clear excuse."
Nor tarried
it long ere it came and said, "I have gained the knowledge that thou
knowest not, and with sure tidings have I come to thee from Saba:
I
found a woman reigning over them, gifted with everything, and she hath a
splendid throne;
And I
found her and her people worshipping the sun instead of God; and Satan hath
made their works fair seeming to them, so that he hath turned them from the Way: wherefore they are not guided,
To the
worship of God, who bringeth to light the secret things of heaven and earth,
and knoweth what men conceal and what they manifest:
God!
there is no god but He! the lord of the glorious throne!"
He
said, "We shall see whether thou hast spoken truth, or whether thou art of
them that lie.
Go
with this my letter and throw it down to them:
then turn away from them and await their answer."
She
said, "O my nobles! an honourable letter hath been thrown down to me:
27:30 It is from Solomon; and it is this: 'In the name of God, the Compassionate, the
Merciful!
Set
not up yourselves against me, but come to me submitting (Muslims).'"
She
said, "O my nobles, advise me in mine affair:
I decide it not without your concurrence."
They
said, "We are endued with strength and are endued with mighty valour. --
But to command is thine: See therefore what
thou wilt command us."
She
said, "Kings when they enter a city spoil it, and abase the mightiest of
its people: and in like manner will these also
do.
But I
will send to them with a gift, and await what my envoys bring back."
And
when the messenger came to Solomon, he said, "Aid you me with riches? But
what God hath given to me is better than what he hath given you: yet you glory in your gifts:
Return
to them: for we will surely come to them with
forces which they cannot withstand, and we will drive them from their land
humbled and contemptible."
Said
he, "O nobles, which of you will bring me her throne before they come to
me, submitting?: (Muslims)."
And
Efreet of the Djinn said: "I will bring
it thee ere thou risest from thy place: I have
power for this and am trust."
27:40 And one who had the knowledge of
Scripture said, "I will bring it to thee in the twinkling of an eye."
And when he saw it set before him, he said, 'This is of the favour of my Lord,
to try me whether I will be thankful or unthankful. And he who is thankful is
thankful to his own behoof; and as for him who is unthankful -- truly my Lord
is self-sufficient, bounteous!"
Said
he, "Make her throne so that she know it not:
we shall see whether she hath or hath not guidance."
And
when she came he said, "is thy throne like this?" She said, "As
though it were the same." "And we," said he, "have had
knowledge given us before her, and have been Muslims."
But
the gods she had worshipped instead of God had led her astray: for she was of a people who believe not.
It was
said to her, "Enter the Palace:" and
when she saw it, she thought it a lake of water, and bared her legs. He said,
"It is a palace paved with glass."
She
said, "O my Lord! I have sinner against my own soul, and I resign myself,
with Solomon, to God the Lord of the Worlds."
And of
old we sent to Themoud their brother Saleh, with "Serve you God:" but lo! they became two sets of disputants
wrangling with each other.
He
said, "O my people, why, if you ask not pardon of God that you may find
mercy, hasten you on evil rather than good?"
They
said, "We augur ill concerning thee and those who are with thee." He
said, "The ills of which you augur depend on God. But you a a people on
your trial."
And
there were in the city nine persons who committed excesses in the land and did
not that which is right.
27:50 They said, "Swear you to one
another by God that we will surely fall on him and on his family by night: then will we say to the avenger of blood, we
witnessed not the destruction of his family:
and verily we speak the truth."
And
they devised a device, and we devised a device, and they were not aware of it
--
And
see what the was the end of their device! We destroyed them and their whole
people:
And
for their sin these their houses are empty ruins:
Verily in this is a sign to those who understand;
And we
delivered those who believed and feared.
And
Lot, when he said to his people, "What! proceed you to such filthiness
with your eyes open?