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would that enjoyment be of any benefit to them ˹at all˺?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

They would not be availed by the enjoyment with which they were provided.

— Saheeh International

We have never destroyed a society without warners

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners

— Saheeh International

to remind ˹them˺, for We would never wrong ˹anyone˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

As a reminder; and never have We been unjust.

— Saheeh International

It was not the devils who brought this ˹Quran˺ down:

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And the devils have not brought it [i.e., the revelation] down.1

— Saheeh International

it is not for them ˹to do so˺, nor can they,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.

— Saheeh International

for they are strictly barred from ˹even˺ overhearing ˹it˺.1

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed.1

— Saheeh International

So do not ever call upon any other god besides Allah, or you will be one of the punished.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

So do not invoke1 with Allah another deity and [thus] be among the punished.

— Saheeh International

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And warn ˹all, starting with˺ your closest relatives,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And warn, [O Muḥammad], your closest kindred.

— Saheeh International

and be gracious to the believers who follow you.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And lower your wing [i.e., show kindness] to those who follow you of the believers.

— Saheeh International

But if they disobey you, say, “I am certainly free of what you do.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And if they disobey you, then say, "Indeed, I am disassociated from what you are doing."

— Saheeh International

Put your trust in the Almighty, Most Merciful,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

— Saheeh International

Who sees you when you rise ˹for prayer at night˺,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Who sees you when you arise1

— Saheeh International

as well as your movements ˹in prayer˺ along with ˹fellow˺ worshippers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And your movement among those who prostrate.1

— Saheeh International

He ˹alone˺ is indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

— Saheeh International

Shall I inform you of whom the devils ˹actually˺ descend upon?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend?

— Saheeh International

They descend upon every sinful liar,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

They descend upon every sinful liar.

— Saheeh International

who gives an ˹attentive˺ ear ˹to half-truths˺, mostly passing on sheer lies.1 

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

They pass on what is heard,1 and most of them are liars.

— Saheeh International

As for poets, they are followed ˹merely˺ by deviants.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And the poets - [only] the deviators follow them;

— Saheeh International

Do you not see how they rant in every field,1

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Do you not see that in every valley they roam1

— Saheeh International

only saying what they never do?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And that they say what they do not do? -

— Saheeh International

Except those who believe, do good, remember Allah often, and ˹poetically˺ avenge ˹the believers˺ after being wrongfully slandered. The wrongdoers will come to know what ˹evil˺ end they will meet.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Except those [poets] who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allah often and defend [the Muslims]1 after they were wronged. And those who have wronged are going to know to what [kind of] return they will be returned.

— Saheeh International

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