the Holy Quran in English Translation: Mamdouk Bickthal Surat Al-Hijr 31:6

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Save Iblis. He refused to be among the prostrate.
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He said: O Iblis! What aileth thee that thou art not among the prostrate ?
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He said: I am not one to prostrate myself unto a mortal whom Thou hast created out of potter’s clay of black mud altered!
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He said: Then go thou forth from hence, for lo! thou art outcast.
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And lo! the curse shall be upon thee till the Day of Judgment.
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He said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised.
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He said: Then lo! thou art of those reprieved
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Till the Day of appointed time.
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He said: My Lord! Because Thou hast sent me astray, I verily shall adorn the path of error for them in the earth, and shall mislead them every one,
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Save such of them as are Thy perfectly devoted slaves.
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He said: This is a right course incumbent upon Me:
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Lo! as for My slaves, thou hast no power over any of them save such of the froward as follow thee,
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And lo! for all such, hell will be the promised place.
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It hath seven gates, and each gate hath an appointed portion.
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Lo! those who ward off (evil) are among gardens and watersprings.
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(And it is said unto them): Enter them in peace, secure.
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And We remove whatever rancour may be in their breasts. As brethren, face to face, (they rest) on couches raised.
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Toil cometh not unto them there, nor will they be expelled from thence.
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Announce, (O Muhammad) unto My slaves that verily I am the Forgiving, the Merciful,
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And that My doom is the dolorous doom.
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And tell them of Abraham’s guests,
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(How) when they came in unto him, and said: Peace. He said: Lo! we are afraid of you.
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They said: Be not afraid! Lo! we bring thee good tidings of a boy possessing wisdom.
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He said: Bring ye me good tidings (of a son) when old age hath overtaken me ? Of what then can ye bring good tidings ?
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They said: We bring thee good tidings in truth. So be not thou of the despairing.
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He said: And who despaireth of the mercy of his Lord save those who are astray ?
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He said: And afterward what is your business, O ye messengers (of Allah) ?
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They said: We have been sent unto a guilty folk,
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(All) save the family of Lot. Them we shall deliver every one,
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Except his wife, of whom We had decreed that she should be of those who stay behind