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| 58. And the good land - its vegetation comes forth plentifully by the command of its Lord; and that which is bad, its vegetation does not come forth but scantily. In like manner do WE expound the Signs in various forms for a people who are grateful. 59. WE sent Noah to his people and he said, `O my people, worship ALLAH, you have no other god but HIM. Indeed I fear for you the punishment of the great day.' 60. The chiefs of his people said, `Surely we see thee to be in manifest error.' 61. He said, `O my people, there is no error in me, but I am a Messenger from the Lord of the worlds; 62. `I deliver to you the Messages of my Lord and give you sincere advice and I know from ALLAH what you know not; 63. `Do you wonder that an exhortation has come to you from your Lord through a man from among yourselves, that he may warn you and that you may become righteous and that you may be shown mercy ?' 64. But they called him a liar, so WE saved him and those with him in the Ark and WE drowned those who rejected Our Signs. They were indeed a blind people. 65. And unto Ad WE sent their brother Hud. He said, `O my people, worship ALLAH; you have no other deity but HIM. Will you not then fear HIM ? 66. The disbelieving chiefs of his people said, `We surely see the lost in foolishness and we surely think thee to be one of the liars.' 67. He said, `O my people, there is no foolishness in me, but I am a Messenger from the Lord of the worlds; |
