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Translation:Then there are some who say, "We believe in Allah and the Last Day", whereas they do not believe at all. |
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Translation:They thus try to deceive Allah and the Believers, but they succeed in deceiving none except themselves and they realize it not. |
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Translation:In their hearts is a disease which Allah has increased all the more and a painful doom is in store for them for the lie they utter. |
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Translation:Whenever it is said to them, "Spread not disorder on the earth", their reply is, "We only seek to put things aright". |
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Translation:Beware! they do spread disorder but they realize it not. |
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Translation:And when it is said to them, "Believe sincerely as the other people have believed", they reply, "Should we believe as fools have believed? Beware! they themselves are the fools, but they know it not. |
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Translation:When they meet those who believe, they say, "We, too, are believers", but when they privily meet their evil geniuses, they say, "Indeed we are with you: we are only mocking at these people". |
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Translation:(Little do they realize that) Allah is mocking at them. He gives them rope enough, and they wander on and on blindly in their mischief and rebellion. |
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Translation:These are the people who have bartered away Guidance for error, but this is a profitless bargain that they have made, and they are not at all on the right way. |
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Translation:Their condition may be described in a parable: a man kindled a fire and when it illuminated all around him, Allah took away the light from their eyes and left them in utter darkness, where they could not see anything. |
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Translation:They are deaf; they are dumb; they are blind so they will not return (to the right way). |
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Translation:Or (still another parable may be cited to depict their condition): heavy rain is falling from the sky, accompanied by pitch darkness, thunder and lightning. When they hear the thunderclap, they thrust their fingers into their ears for fear of death, but Allah is encircling the disbelievers on all sides. |
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Translation:The lightning terrifies them as if it were going to snatch away their eyesight from them. When they see light, they move on a little further and When it becomes dark for them, they stand still. Had Allah so willed, He could have deprived them totally of their hearing and their sight. Most surely Allah has power over everything. |