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all that ascends thereto and He is the Most Merciful, the Oft-Forgiving.
034.003 The Unbelievers say, "Never to us will come the Hour": Say, "Nay! but most surely, by my Lord, it will come
upon you;- by Him Who knows the unseen,- from Whom is not hidden the least little atom in the heavens or on earth:
Nor is there anything less than that, or greater, but is in the Record Perspicuous:
034.004 That He may reward those who believe and work deeds of righteousness: for such is Forgiveness and a
Sustenance Most Generous."
034.005 But those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them,- for such will be a Penalty,- a Punishment most
humiliating.
034.006 And those to whom knowledge has come see that the (Revelation) sent down to thee from thy Lord - that is
the Truth, and that it guides to the Path of the Exalted (in might), Worthy of all praise.
034.007 The Unbelievers say (in ridicule): "Shall we point out to you a man that will tell you, when ye are all scattered
to pieces in disintegration, that ye shall (then be raised) in a New Creation?
034.008 "Has he invented a falsehood against God, or has a spirit (seized) him?"- Nay, it is those who believe not in
the Hereafter, that are in (real) Penalty, and in farthest error.
034.009 See they not what is before them and behind them, of the sky and the earth? If We wished, We could cause
the earth to swallow them up, or cause a piece of the sky to fall upon them. Verily in this is a Sign for every devotee
that turns to God (in repentance).
034.010 We bestowed Grace aforetime on David from ourselves: "O ye Mountains! Sing ye back the Praises of God
with him! and ye birds (also)! And We made the iron soft for him;-
034.011 (Commanding), "Make thou coast of mail, balancing well the rings of chain armour, and work ye
righteousness; for be sure I see (clearly) all that ye do."
034.012 And to Solomon (We made) the Wind (obedient): Its early morning (stride) was a month's (journey), and its
evening (stride) was a month's (journey); and We made a Font of molten brass to flow for him; and there were Jinns
that worked in front of him, by the leave of his Lord, and if any of them turned aside from our command, We made him
taste of the Penalty of the Blazing Fire.
034.013 They worked for him as he desired, (making) arches, images, basons as large as reservoirs, and (cooking)
cauldrons fixed (in their places): "Work ye, sons of David, with thanks! but few of My servants are grateful!"
034.014 Then, when We decreed (Solomon's) death, nothing showed them his death except a little worm of the earth,
which kept (slowly) gnawing away at his staff: so when he fell down, the Jinns saw plainly that if they had known the
unseen, they would not have tarried in the humiliating Penalty (of their Task).
034.015 There was, for Saba, aforetime, a Sign in their home-land - two Gardens to the right and to the left. "Eat of
the Sustenance (provided) by your Lord, and be grateful to Him: a territory fair and happy, and a Lord Oft-Forgiving!
034.016 But they turned away (from God), and We sent against them the Flood (released) from the dams, and We
converted their two garden (rows) into "gardens" producing bitter fruit, and tamarisks, and some few (stunted)
Lote-trees.
034.017 That was the Requital We gave them because they ungratefully rejected Faith: and never do We give (such)
requital except to such as are ungrateful rejecters.
034.018 Between them and the Cities on which We had poured our blessings, We had placed Cities in prominent
positions, and between them We had appointed stages of journey in due proportion: "Travel therein, secure, by night
and by day."
034.019 But they said: "Our Lord! Place longer distances between our journey- stages": but they wronged themselves
(therein). At length We made them as a tale (that is told), and We dispersed them all in scattered fragments. Verily in
this are Signs for every (soul that is) patiently constant and grateful.
034.020 And on them did Satan prove true his idea, and they followed him, all but a party that believed.
034.021 But he had no authority over them,- except that We might test the man who believes in the Hereafter from
him who is in doubt concerning it: and thy Lord doth watch over all things.
034.022 Say: "Call upon other (gods) whom ye fancy, besides God: They have no power,- not the weight of an atom,-
in the heavens or on earth: No (sort of) share have they therein, nor is any of them a helper to God.
034.023 "No intercession can avail in His Presence, except for those for whom He has granted permission. So far (is