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        38:4وَعَجِبُوا أَن جَاءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ ۖ وَقَالَ الْكَافِرُونَ هَـٰذَا سَاحِرٌ كَذَّابٌвə'əджибуу əŋŋ-джəə`əhум-муŋŋз̃ирумм-минhум, вəќōōлəль-кəəфируунə həəз̃əə сəəhирун кəз̃з̃əəбThey consider it odd that there should come to them a warner from among themselves, and the faithless say, ‘This is a magician, a mendacious liar.’
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        38:6وَانطَلَقَ الْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ امْشُوا وَاصْبِرُوا عَلَىٰ آلِهَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ يُرَادُвəəŋŋтōлəќōль-мəлə`у минhум əни-мшуу вəəсбируу 'əлəə əəлиhəтикум, иннə həəз̃əə лəшэй`уй-йурōōдTheir elite go about [urging others]: ‘Go and stand by your gods! This is indeed the desirable thing [to do].
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        38:8أَأُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ مِن بَيْنِنَا ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِّن ذِكْرِي ۖ بَل لَّمَّا يَذُوقُوا عَذَابِə`уŋŋзилə 'əлэйhиз̃-з̃икру мимм-бэйнинəə, бəль hум фии шəккимм-миŋŋ-з̃икрий, бəль-лəммəə йəз̃ууќуу 'əз̃əəбHas the Reminder been sent down to him out of [all of] us?’ Indeed, they are in doubt concerning My Reminder. Indeed, they have not yet tasted My punishment.
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        38:10أَمْ لَهُم مُّلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ فَلْيَرْتَقُوا فِي الْأَسْبَابِəм лəhум-мулькус-сəмəəвəəти вəəль`əрды вəмəə бэйнəhумəə, фəльйəртəќуу фииль-əсбəəбDo they own the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them? [If so,] let them ascend [to the higher spheres] by the means [of ascension].
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        38:17اصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُودَ ذَا الْأَيْدِ ۖ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌисбир 'əлəə мəə йəќуулююнə вəəз̃кур 'əбдəнəə дəəвуудə з̃əəль-əйд, иннəhу əувəəбBe patient over what they say, and remember Our servant, David, [the man] of strength. Indeed he was a penitent [soul].
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        38:22إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَىٰ دَاوُودَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ ۖ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ ۖ خَصْمَانِ بَغَىٰ بَعْضُنَا عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فَاحْكُم بَيْنَنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تُشْطِطْ وَاهْدِنَا إِلَىٰ سَوَاءِ الصِّرَاطِиз̃ дəхōлюю 'əлəə дəəвуудə фəфəзи'ə минhум, ќōōлюю лəə тəхōф, хōсмəəни бəґōō бə'дунəə 'əлəə бə'дын фəəhкумм-бэйнəнəə би-ль-həќќи вəлəə туштыт вəəhдинəə илəə сəвəə`ис-сырōōтWhen they entered into the presence of David, he was alarmed by them. They said, ‘Do not be afraid. [We are only] two contenders: one of us has bullied the other. So judge justly between us, and do not exceed [the bounds of justice], and show us the right path.’
 
    
