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QUR'AN CHAPTER 46:
AL-AHQAF
(THE WIND-CURVED SANDHILLS, THE DUNES)
Verse 17

46:17 wal-ladhiy qaala li waalidayhi uf-fil lakumaa a ta’Idaaniniy an ukhraja wa qad khalatil quruunu min qabliy wa humaa yastagiythaanil-laaha waylaka aamin in-na wa’Ådal-laahi Haqq* fa yaquulu maa haadhaa il-laa asaaTiyrul aw-waliyn

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
And the one who said to his parents, "Uff - I am fed up with both of you! What! You promise me that I will be raised again whereas generations have passed away before me?" And they both seek Allah's help and say to him, "May you be ruined, accept faith! Indeed Allah's promise is true"; he therefore answers, "This is nothing except stories of former people."

Yusuf Ali:
But (there is one) who says to his parents, "Fie on you! Do ye hold out the promise to me that I shall be raised up, even though generations have passed before me (without rising again)?" And they two seek Allah's aid, (and rebuke the son): "Woe to thee! Have faith! for the promise of Allah is true." But he says, "This is nothing but tales of the ancients!"

Pickthal:
And whoso saith unto his parents: Fie upon you both! Do ye threaten me that I shall be brought forth (again) when generations before me have passed away? And they twain cry unto Allah for help (and say): Woe unto thee! Believe! Lo! the promise of Allah is true. But he saith: This is naught save fables of the men of old:

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