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015.070 They said: "Did we not forbid thee (to speak) for all and sundry?"
015.071 He said: "There are my daughters (to marry), if ye must act (so)."
015.072 Verily, by thy life (O Prophet), in their wild intoxication, they wander in distraction, to and fro.
015.073 But the (mighty) Blast overtook them before morning,
015.074 And We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay.
015.075 Behold! in this are Signs for those who by tokens do understand.
015.076 And the (cities were) right on the high-road.
015.077 Behold! in this is a sign for those who believed.
015.078 And the Companions of the Wood were also wrong-doers;
015.079 So We exacted retribution from them. They were both on an open highway, plain to see.
015.080 The Companions of the Rocky Tract also rejected the apostles:
015.081 We sent them Our Sings, but they persisted in turning away from them.
015.082 Out of the mountains did they hew (their) edifices, (feeling themselves) secure.
015.083 But the (mighty) Blast seized them of a morning,
015.084 And of no avail to them was all that they did (with such art and care)!
015.085 We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, but for just ends. And the Hour is surely coming
(when this will be manifest). So overlook (any human faults) with gracious forgiveness.
015.086 For verily it is thy Lord who is the Master-Creator, knowing all things.
015.087 And We have bestowed upon thee the Seven Oft-repeated (verses) and the Grand Qur'an.
015.088 Strain not thine eyes. (Wistfully) at what We have bestowed on certain classes of them, nor grieve over them:
but lower thy wing (in gentleness) to the believers.
015.089 And say: "I am indeed he that warneth openly and without ambiguity,"-
015.090 (Of just such wrath) as We sent down on those who divided (Scripture into arbitrary parts),-
015.091 (So also on such) as have made Qur'an into shreds (as they please).
015.092 Therefore, by the Lord, We will, of a surety, call them to account,
015.093 For all their deeds.
015.094 Therefore expound openly what thou art commanded, and turn away from those who join false gods with God.
015.095 For sufficient are We unto thee against those who scoff,-
015.096 Those who adopt, with God, another god: but soon will they come to know.
015.097 We do indeed know how thy heart is distressed at what they say.
015.098 But celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and be of those who prostrate themselves in adoration.
015.099 And serve thy Lord until there come unto thee the Hour that is Certain.
THE BEE, CHAPTER NO. 016
016.001 (Inevitable) cometh (to pass) the Command of God: seek ye not then to hasten it: Glory to Him, and far is
He above having the partners they ascribe unto Him!
016.002 He doth send down His angels with inspiration of His Command, to such of His servants as He pleaseth,
(saying): "Warn (Man) that there is no god but I: so do your duty unto Me."
016.003 He has created the heavens and the earth for just ends: Far is He above having the partners they ascribe to
Him! 016.004 He has created man from a sperm-drop; and behold this same (man) becomes an open disputer! 016.
005 And cattle He has created for you (men): from them ye derive warmth, and numerous benefits, and of their (meat)
ye eat.
016.006 And ye have a sense of pride and beauty in them as ye drive them home in the evening, and as ye lead them
forth to pasture in the morning.
016.007 And they carry your heavy loads to lands that ye could not (otherwise) reach except with souls distressed: for
your Lord is indeed Most Kind, Most Merciful,
016.008 And (He has created) horses, mules, and donkeys, for you to ride and use for show; and He has created (other)
things of which ye have no knowledge.
016.009 And unto God leads straight the Way, but there are ways that turn aside: if God had willed, He could have