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77. Alam tara ila allatheena qeela lahum kuffoo aydiyakum waaqeemoo a
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ssalata waatoo
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zzakata falamma kutiba AAalayhimu alqitalu itha fareequn minhum yakhshawna
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nnasa kakhashyati Allahi aw ashadda khashyatan waqaloo rabbana lima katabta
AAalayna alqitala lawla akhkhartana ila ajalin qareebin qul mataAAu a
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ddunya qaleelun
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l-akhiratu khayrun limani ittaqa wala tu
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lamoona fateela
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77. Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were told to hold back their hands (from
fight) but establish regular prayers and spend in regular charity? When (at length) the
order for fighting was issued to them, behold! a section of them feare d men as - or even
more than - they should have feared God: They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordered
us to fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite to our (natural) term, near (enough)?" Say:
"Short is the enjoyment of this world: the Hereafter is the best for those who do right:
Never will ye be dealt with unjustly in the very least!
78. Aynama takoonoo yudrikkumu almawtu walaw kuntum fee buroojin mushayyadatin
wa-in tusibhum hasanatun yaqooloo hathihi min AAindi Allahi wa-in tusibhum sayyi-
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