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69. Alam tara ila allatheena yujadiloona fee ayati Allahi anna yusrafoona
69. Seest thou not those that dispute concerning the Sings of Allah. How are they turned away (from Reality)?-
70. Allatheena kaththaboo bialkitabi wabima arsalna bihi rusulana fasawfa yaAAlamoona
70. Those who reject the Book and the (revelations) with which We sent our apostles: but soon shall they know,-
71. Ithi al-aghlalu fee aAAnaqihim waalssalasilu yushaboona
71. When the yokes (shall be) round their necks, and the chains; they shall be dragged along-
72. Fee alhameemi thumma fee alnnari yusjaroona
72. In the boiling fetid fluid: then in the Fire shall they be burned;
73. Thumma qeela lahum ayna ma kuntum tushrikoona
73. Then shall it be said to them: "Where are the (deities) to which ye gave part- worship-
74. Min dooni Allahi qaloo dalloo AAanna bal lam nakun nadAAoo min qablu shay-an kathalika yudillu Allahu alkafireena
74. "In derogation of Allah." They will reply: "They have left us in the lurch: Nay, we invoked not, of old, anything (that had real existence)." Thus does Allah leave the Unbelievers to stray.
75. Thalikum bima kuntum tafrahoona fee al-ardi bighayri alhaqqi wabima kuntum tamrahoona
75. "That was because ye were wont to rejoice on the earth in things other than the Truth, and that ye were wont to be insolent.
76. Odkhuloo abwaba jahannama khalideena feeha fabi/sa mathwa almutakabbireena
76. "Enter ye the gates of Hell, to dwell therein: and evil is (this) abode of the arrogant!"
77. Faisbir inna waAAda Allahi haqqun fa-imma nuriyannaka baAAda allathee naAAiduhum aw natawaffayannaka fa-ilayna yurjaAAoona
77. So persevere in patience; for the Promise of Allah is true: and whether We show thee (in this life) some part of what We promise them,- or We take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (before that),-(in any case) it is to Us that they shall (all) return.
78. Walaqad arsalna rusulan min qablika minhum man qasasna AAalayka waminhum man lam naqsus AAalayka wama kana lirasoolin an ya/tiya bi-ayatin illa bi-ithni Allahi fa-itha jaa amru Allahi qudiya bialhaqqi wakhasira hunalika almubtiloona
78. We did aforetime send apostles before thee: of them there are some whose story We have related to thee, and some whose story We have not related to thee. It was not (possible) for any apostle to bring a sign except by the leave of Allah. but when the Command of Allah issued, the matter was decided in truth and justice, and there perished, there and then those who stood on Falsehoods.