19* "Those who would hinder (men) from the path of Allah and would seek in it something crooked: these were they who denied the Hereafter!"  
| |20* They will not escape in earth, nor have they protectors besides Allah. Their chastisement will be doubled! They could not hear, nor they could see!  
| |21* They are the ones who have lost their own souls: and the (fancies) they forged have left them in the lurch!  
| |22* Without a doubt, these are the very ones who will lose most in the Hereafter!  
| |23* But those who believe and work righteousness, and humble themselves before their Lord,- They will be companions of the Gardens, to dwell therein for aye!  
| |24* These two kinds (of men) may be compared to the blind and deaf, and those who can see and hear well. Are they equal when compared? Will ye not then take heed?  
| |25* We sent Noah to his People (with a mission): "I have come to you with a Clear Warning:  
| |26* "That ye serve none but Allah. Verily I do fear for you the punishment of a Grievous Day."  
| |27* But the Chiefs of the Unbelievers among his People said: "We see (in) thee nothing but a man like ourselves: Nor do we see that any follow thee but the meanest among us, apparently: Nor do we see in you (all) any merit above us: in fact we thing ye are liars!"  
| |28* He said: "O my People! See ye if (it be that) I have a Clear Sign from my Lord, and that He hath sent Mercy unto me from Him, but that the Mercy hath been obscured from your sight? shall we compel you to accept it when ye are averse to it?  
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