1. Praise be to Allah, who created the heavens and the earth, and established darkness and light. Yet the disbelievers set up equals to their Lord. 2. He is the One who created you from clay, then decreed a term for you, and there is a term set with Him. Yet you doubt. 3. And He is Allah in the heavens and on the earth. He knows what you conceal and what you reveal, and He knows what you earn. 4. And no sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord except that they turn away from it. 5. They deny the truth when it comes to them, but they will come to know the consequences of what they used to ridicule. 6. Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them, to whom We had given power on earth more than We have given you? We sent down upon them abundant rain from the sky and made rivers flow beneath them. Then We destroyed them for their sins and produced after them a new generation. 7. Even if We had sent down to you, [O Muhammad], a written scripture on a page and they touched it with their hands, the disbelievers would say, This is not but obvious magic.

8. And they say, Why was an angel not sent down to him (Muhammad)? If We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided; then they would not have been reprieved. 9. If We had made him an angel [as a prophet], We would have made him [appear as] a man, and thus We would have confused them in the same way they are confused. 10. Indeed, mockeries were made at messengers before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by their ridicule. 11. Say, Travel through the land and observe how was the end of those who denied the truth. 12. Say, To whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth? Say, To Allah. He has decreed upon Himself mercy. He will surely assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. Those who have lost their souls are the ones who do not believe. 13. And to Him belongs all that dwells in the night and the day. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. 14. Say, Should I take other than Allah as a protector, the Creator of the heavens and the earth? It is He who feeds and is not fed. Say, I have been commanded to be the first [among you] to submit. And never be of the polytheists.

15. Say, I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the punishment of a dreadful Day.
16. On that Day, whoever is spared, it is because [Allah] has shown mercy to him. And that is the clear success.
17. And if Allah inflicts harm upon you, none can remove it except Him. And if He intends good for you, then none can withhold His bounty. He is the Almighty, the All-Powerful.
18. He is the Supreme Master over His servants; He is the Wise, the All-Knowing.
19. Say, What is the greatest testimony? Say, Allah is witness between me and you; and this Quran has been revealed to me so that I may warn you by its means, and whoever it reaches. Do you truly bear witness that there are other deities with Allah? Say, I do not testify. Say also, There is no deity except One. And I disown whatever you associate with Him.
20. Those to whom We have given the Scripture recognize the Messenger (Muhammad) as they recognize their own children. Those who bring about their own ruin are those who do not believe.
21. Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or denies His revelations? Surely, the wrongdoers will not succeed.

22. And [mention] the Day when We will gather them all together and then say to those who associated others with Allah, Where are those 'partners' of yours about whom you used to claim? 23. Then there will be no excuse for them except to say, By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who associated. 24. Look how they will lie to themselves. And how those they used to invent will be lost from them. 25. Among them are some who listen to you, but We have set veils upon their hearts, so they understand it not, and in their ears is deafness. And even if they see every sign, they will not believe in them. And when they come to argue with you, those who disbelieve say, This is not but legends of the former peoples. 26. They prevent [people] from approaching it and they themselves are keeping away. They are only destroying themselves, but they perceive it not. 27. If you could but see when they are made to stand before the Fire and will say, Oh, would that we could be returned [to life on earth] and not deny the signs of our Lord and be among the believers. 28. But no! What they concealed before has [now] appeared to them. And if they were returned, they would return to that which they were forbidden. Indeed, they are liars.

29. And they say, There is no other life for us but this worldly life, and we will not be resurrected. 30. If you could but see when they will be made to stand before their Lord. He will say, Is this not the truth? They will say, Yes, by our Lord. He will say, Taste, then, the punishment for what you used to deny. 31. Indeed, the losers are those who deny the meeting with Allah until, when the Hour [of resurrection] comes upon them unexpectedly, they will say, Oh, woe to us, that we neglected it, and they will bear their burdens on their backs - and evil indeed are the burdens that they will bear. 32. This worldly life is nothing but play and amusement. But the home of the Hereafter is best for those who are righteous. Do you not understand? 33. We know that what they say grieves you. Indeed, it is not you that they deny, but it is the verses of Allah that the wrongdoers reject. 34. Certainly were messengers denied before you, [O Muhammad], but they were patient over [the effects of] denial, and they were harmed until Our victory came to them. And none can alter the words of Allah. And there has certainly come to you some information about the [previous] messengers.

35. And if their indifference greatly afflicts you, and it is within your power to seek a tunnel through the earth, or a ladder to the sky to bring them a miracle, then do so. And if Allah wills, He could guide them all to the right path. Do not be among the ignorant. 36. Only those who listen respond to the call [of faith]. As for the dead, Allah will resurrect them, then they will be returned to Him. 37. And they say, Why has a miracle not been sent down to him (Muhammad) from his Lord? Say, Indeed, Allah is able to send down a miracle. But most of them do not know. 38. There is no creature that walks on the earth or a bird that flies with its wings except that they are communities like you. We have not neglected anything in the Book. Then, to their Lord, they will be returned. 39. Those who deny Our verses are deaf and dumb, in darkness. Allah leads astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills to the straight path. 40. Say, Tell me, if the punishment of Allah comes to you, or the Hour comes to you, will you call upon other than Allah, if you are truthful? 41. It is rather Him that you will call upon. Then, if He wills, He will remove that which you called to Him for and you will forget

42. Indeed, we have sent (messengers) to communities before you. Then We seized them with hardship and distress - perhaps they will seek mercy! - 43. So why, when Our punishment came to them, did they not implore for mercy? But their hearts had hardened, and the Devil made pleasing to their eyes what they were doing. 44. Then when they forgot what they had been reminded of, We opened the gates of all things for them (abundance); and when they rejoiced in what they had been given, We seized them suddenly, and they became desperate. 45. Thus the last remnant of the unjust was eliminated. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Universe! 46. Say: Do you see? If Allah were to take away your hearing and sight, and seal your hearts, what deity other than Allah could restore them to you? Look how We explain the signs in various ways for them, yet they turn away. 47. Say: What do you think? If Allah's punishment were to come upon you suddenly or openly, who would be destroyed other than the unjust people? 48. We only send messengers as bearers of good news and warners. So whoever believes and reforms, no fear shall be upon them, nor shall they grieve.

49. And those who deny our signs, the punishment will touch them because of their wickedness. 
50. Say: I do not tell you that I possess the treasures of Allah, nor do I know the Unseen, and I do not claim to be an angel. I only follow what is revealed to me. Say: Is the blind equal to the one who sees? Do you not then reflect? 
51. And warn by this (the Quran) those who fear to be gathered before their Lord, that besides Allah they will have neither protector nor intercessor. Perhaps they will become righteous. 
52. And do not repel those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking His Countenance. You are not accountable for them in any way, nor are they accountable for you in any way. So if you repel them, you will be among the wrongdoers. 
53. Thus, We test people through one another, so that they may say: Are these the ones whom Allah has favored among us? Is it not Allah who knows best those who are grateful? 
54. And when those who believe in our verses (the Quran) come to you, say: Peace be upon you! Your Lord has prescribed for Himself mercy. And whoever among you does wrong out of ignorance and then repents and reforms... then He is Forgiving and Merciful.

55. Thus, We detail the verses so that the way of the criminals may become evident. 56. Say, I have been forbidden to worship those you pray to besides Allah. Say, I will not follow your desires, for then I would go astray, and I would not be among the rightly guided. 57. Say, I rely on clear evidence from my Lord, while you deny it. The decision you seek to hasten is not up to me; judgment belongs only to Allah. He tells the truth, and He is the best of judges. 58. Say, If what you seek to hasten were in my hands, the matter would be settled between you and me. Allah knows best the wrongdoers. 59. He holds the keys to the unseen; no one knows them except Him. He knows what is on the land and in the sea; not a leaf falls without His knowledge, nor a seed in the darkness of the earth, nothing fresh or dry that is not recorded in a clear book. 60. It is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have done by day; then He revives you during the day to fulfill a specified term. Then to Him will be your return, and He will inform you of what you used to do.

61. He is the Supreme Master over His servants, and He sends guardians over you. And when death comes to one of you, Our messengers (the Angels) take his soul without any negligence. 62. They are then brought back to Allah, their true Master. To Him belongs the judgment, and He is the swiftest of judges. 63. Say, Who delivers you from the darkness of the land and the sea? You humbly and secretly invoke Him, If He delivers us from this, we will surely be among the thankful. 64. Say, It is Allah who delivers you from it and from every distress, yet you associate others with Him. 65. Say, He is able to send upon you a punishment from above you or from beneath your feet or to confuse you into sects and make you taste the violence of one another. Look how We diversify the signs that they might understand. 66. And your people have denied it while it is the truth. Say, I am not a guardian over you. 67. Each announcement has its time, and you will soon know. 68. When you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversation. And if Satan causes you to forget, then do not remain after recollection with the wrongdoing people.

69. It is not incumbent upon the pious to be held accountable for these people. But it is a reminder. Perhaps they will fear [Allah]. 70. Let those who take their religion as play and amusement, and who are deluded by the life on earth, be. And remind with this (the Quran) so that a soul does not expose itself to its loss according to what it has earned; it will have, besides Allah, neither ally nor intercessor. And whatever compensation they would offer will not be accepted from them. They have indeed gone astray because of what they have earned. Their drink will be boiling water, and they will have a painful punishment for having disbelieved. 71. Say, Shall we invoke instead of Allah that which neither benefits us nor harms us and be turned back on our heels after Allah has guided us, like one whom the devils have enticed [to wander] upon the earth confused, while he has companions inviting him to guidance, [calling], 'Come to us'? Say, Indeed, the guidance of Allah is the [only] guidance; and we have been commanded to submit to the Lord of the worlds. 72. And to establish prayer and fear Him. And it is He to whom you will be gathered. 73. And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in truth. And the day He says, Be, and it is, His word is

74. Recall the moment when Abraham said to Azar, his father, Do you take idols as deities? I see you and your people clearly misguided!
75. Thus, We showed Abraham the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, so that he would be among those who believe with certainty.
76. When the night covered him, he saw a star and said, This is my Lord! Then, when it disappeared, he said, I do not like things that disappear.
77. Then when he saw the moon rising, he said, This is my Lord! But when it disappeared, he said, If my Lord does not guide me, I will surely be among the astray people.
78. Then when he saw the sun rising, he said, This is my Lord! This is greater. But when the sun set, he said, O my people, I disown whatever you associate with Allah.
79. I turn my face exclusively towards the One who created the heavens and the earth from nothing, and I am not one of those who associate partners with Him.
80. His people argued with him, but he said, Are you arguing with me about Allah, when He has guided me? I am not afraid of the partners you associate with Him. I only fear what my Lord wills. My Lord encompasses all things in His knowledge. Do you not remember?

81. And how could I fear the partners that you associate with Him, while you did not fear to associate things with Allah for which He has not sent down any authority? Which of the two parties then has more right to security? (Say) if you know. 82. Those who believe and do not mix their faith with wrongdoing (associating partners with Allah), they are the ones who are secure, and they are the rightly guided. 83. This is the argument that We inspired to Abraham against his people. We raise in rank whom We will. Your Lord is Wise and All-Knowing. 84. And We gave him Isaac and Jacob and We guided both of them. And before them, We guided Noah, and among the descendants (of Abraham) (or Noah), David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron. And thus We reward the doers of good. 85. Likewise, Zachariah, John the Baptist, Jesus, and Elijah, all of them being among the righteous. 86. Likewise, Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot. Each of them We preferred over the worlds. 87. Likewise, some of their forefathers, descendants, and brothers. We chose them and guided them to a straight path. 88. This is the guidance of Allah, He guides whom He wills among His servants. But if they had associated others with Allah, then whatever they used to do

89. It is to them We brought the Book, wisdom, and prophecy. If these others do not believe in it, at least We have entrusted these things to people who do not deny them. 90. These are the ones whom Allah has guided, so follow their guidance. Say, I do not ask you for this any payment. It is only a reminder for all the worlds. 91. They do not appreciate Allah as He deserves when they say, Allah has not revealed anything to a human. Say, Who revealed the Book that Moses brought as a light and guidance for the people? You put it into pages, revealing some of it while concealing much. You were taught what you did not know, neither you nor your forefathers. Say, 'It is Allah.' And then, let them amuse themselves in their delusion. 92. This is a blessed Book (the Quran) that We have revealed, confirming what was before it, so that you may warn the Mother of Cities (Mecca) and those around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it and are steadfast in their prayers. 93. And who does greater wrong than one who invents a lie about Allah or says, A revelation has come to me, when nothing has been revealed to him, and one who says, I will reveal something like what Allah has revealed. If you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the

94. And here you are, coming back to Us, alone, just as We created you the first time, leaving behind all that We had granted you. We do not see you accompanied by the intercessors you claimed were your partners. There has indeed been a severance between you; those whom you claimed (to be your intercessors) have forsaken you.
95. It is Allah who splits the seed and the kernel: from the dead, He brings forth the living, and from the living, He brings forth the dead. Such is Allah. So how are you turned away? 96. Cleaver of the daybreak, He has made the night for rest, and the sun and the moon to calculate time. This is the design of the Mighty, the All-Knowing. 97. And He it is who placed for you the stars, so that by them you may be guided in the darkness of the land and the sea. Indeed, We have detailed the signs for people who know. 98. And He it is who created you from a single soul (Adam). And there is a place of dwelling and a repository for you. We have detailed the signs for those who understand. 99. And it is He who sent down water from the sky. Then by it, We caused to grow all kinds of plants, from which We bring forth greenery, from which We produce clustered grains stacked one upon another; and from the palm trees,

100. They have attributed partners to Allah, the jinn, even though He created them, and they have fabricated sons and daughters for Him out of their ignorance. Exalted is He and high above what they describe.
101. Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a child when He has no wife? He created everything and He is All-Knowing.
102. Such is Allah, your Lord! There is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things. So worship Him. He is the Disposer of all things.
103. Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision; and He is the Subtle, the Acquainted.
104. There has come to you enlightenment from your Lord. So whoever will see does so for [the benefit of] his soul, and whoever is blind [does harm] against it. And [say], I am not a guardian over you.
105. And thus do We detail the verses, and [thus] the way of the transgressors will become evident.
106. Follow, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you from your Lord - there is no deity except Him - and turn away from those who associate others with Allah.
107. If Allah had willed, they would not have associated. And We have not appointed you over them as a guardian, nor are you a manager over them.

108. Do not insult those they invoke besides Allah, lest they insult Allah out of hostility and ignorance. Similarly, We have made pleasing to every community their deeds. Then to their Lord is their return, and He will inform them about what they used to do. 109. And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that if a sign came to them, they would surely believe in it. Say, The signs are only with Allah. But what will make you realize that even if a sign came, they would not believe? 110. Because they did not believe the first time, We will turn their hearts and eyes away from the truth, and they will continue in their transgression. 111. And even if We sent down the angels to them, and the dead spoke to them, and We gathered all things before them, they would not believe unless Allah wills. But most of them are ignorant. 112. Thus, We have assigned to every prophet an enemy - devils from mankind and jinn, inspiring to one another decorative speech in delusion. If your Lord had willed, they would not have done it, so leave them and what they invent. 113. And so that the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter may incline to it and that they may be pleased with it and commit what they are committing.

114. Shall I seek a judge other than Allah, when it is He who has revealed to you this clearly explained Book? Those to whom We gave the Scripture know that it has been sent down from your Lord with truth, so never be among the doubters. 115. And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and justice. None can alter His words, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. 116. And if you obey most of those on earth, they will lead you away from the path of Allah. They follow nothing but assumptions, and they only speculate. 117. Indeed, your Lord knows best who strays from His path, and He knows best who is guided. 118. So eat of that over which the name of Allah has been mentioned if you are believers in His verses (the Quran). 119. Why should you not eat of that over which the name of Allah has been mentioned, when He has detailed for you what He has forbidden to you, except under compulsion? And indeed many mislead others by their desires without knowledge. Surely, your Lord knows best the transgressors. 120. Avoid both apparent and hidden sins, for those who commit sin will be recompensed for what they used to do.

121. Do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned, for indeed, it is grave disobedience. The devils inspire their allies to dispute with you. If you obey them, you would certainly be associators. 122. Is he who was dead and We brought him back to life and made for him a light by which he walks among the people, like one who is in darkness, never to emerge from it? Thus it has been made pleasing to the disbelievers that which they have been doing. 123. And thus, We have placed in every city the greatest of criminals to scheme therein. But they only scheme against themselves, and they perceive not. 124. And when a sign comes to them, they say, Never will we believe until we are given like that which was given to the messengers of Allah. Allah is most knowing of where to place His message. Those who committed crimes will be debased before Allah and will have a severe punishment for what they used to scheme. 125. And whomever Allah wills to guide, He expands his breast to Islam. And whomever He wills to misguide, He makes his breast tight and constricted as though he were climbing into the sky. Thus Allah places defilement upon those who do not believe.

126. Such is the path of your Lord in all its straightness. We have indeed detailed the signs (or verses) for people who remember. 127. For them is the Home of Peace with their Lord. And He is their Protector for what they used to do [on earth]. 128. And [mention] the day when He will gather them all, [saying], O company of jinn, you have [misled] many of mankind. And their allies among mankind will say, Our Lord, some of us made use of others, and we have [now] reached our term, which You appointed for us. He will say, The Fire is your residence, wherein you will abide eternally, except for what Allah wills. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing. 129. And thus, We make some wrongdoers allies of others because of what they used to earn. 130. O company of jinn and mankind, did there not come to you messengers from among you, relating to you My verses and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours? They will say, We bear witness against ourselves; and the worldly life had deluded them, and they will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers. 131. That is because your Lord would not destroy the cities unjustly while their people were unaware.

132. Each person will receive rewards according to their deeds. And your Lord is not unaware of what they do. 133. Your Lord is Self-Sufficient, Merciful. If He willed, He could do away with you and replace you with others as He pleased, just as He created you from the descendants of another people. 134. What has been promised to you will surely come to pass. And you cannot render Us powerless. 135. Say, O my people, keep doing as you are doing, and I will do my part. Then you will know who will have a better outcome in the Hereafter. Indeed, the wrongdoers will not succeed. 136. They attribute to Allah a share of what He has created, in terms of crops and livestock, and they say, This is for Allah, according to their claim, and this is for our idols. But what is for their idols does not reach Allah, while what is for Allah reaches their idols. How evil is their judgment! 137. Thus, their idols have made killing their children seem pleasing to many polytheists, in order to bring about their destruction and to obscure their religion in their eyes. If Allah had willed, they would not have done so. So leave them and what they fabricate.

138. And they said, These are cattle and fields forbidden - only those we wish will eat from them, as they claim. And there are cattle whose backs are forbidden, and others over which they do not mention the name of Allah, fabricating lies against Him. 139. And they said, What is in the bellies of these animals is reserved for our males and forbidden to our females. But if it is stillborn, they all partake of it. Soon He will recompense them for their fabrication; for He is Wise, Knowing. 140. Indeed, they are losers who, out of folly and ignorance, kill their children and forbid what Allah has provided them as sustenance, fabricating lies against Allah. They have gone astray and are not guided. 141. It is He who created gardens, both trellised and untrellised, and date palms, and crops of different kinds, and olives, and pomegranates, similar yet different. Eat of their fruits when they ripen, but pay the due thereof on the day of harvest, and waste not by excess, for He does not like the wasteful. 142. And among the cattle are those for burden and those for food. Eat from what Allah has provided for you, and do not follow the footsteps of Satan, for he is to you a clear enemy.

143. He created eight in pairs: two for sheep, two for goats... say, Are the two males He has forbidden, or the two females, or what is in the wombs of the two females? Inform me with knowledge if you are truthful; 144. ...two for camels, two for cows... Say, Are the two males He has forbidden, or the two females, or what is in the wombs of the two females? Or were you witnesses when Allah enjoined this upon you? Who then is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah to mislead the people without any knowledge? Allah does not guide the unjust people. 145. Say, I do not find, in what has been revealed to me, any food forbidden to one who wishes to eat it, except for carrion, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine - for it is impure - or what is profane, which has been sacrificed to other than Allah. Whoever is compelled by necessity, without willful disobedience or transgressing, then surely your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful. 146. To the Jews, We prohibited every animal with a single hoof. We prohibited from them the fat of cattle and sheep, except what adheres to their backs or entrails or is mixed with bone. Thus, We recompensed them for their disobedience. And We are indeed truthful.

147. Then, if they call you a liar, say, Your Lord is possessor of vast mercy; but His punishment cannot be averted from the people who are criminals.

148. Those who associate others with Allah will say, If Allah had willed, we would not have associated anything with Him, nor would our fathers, and we would not have forbidden anything. Likewise, those before them denied until they tasted Our punishment. Say, Do you have any knowledge that you can produce for us? You follow nothing but conjecture, and you are only lying.

149. Say, The conclusive argument belongs to Allah. If He had willed, He would have guided all of you.

150. Say, Bring your witnesses who can testify that Allah has forbidden this. If they testify, do not testify with them, and do not follow the desires of those who deny Our signs and do not believe in the Hereafter while they equate others with their Lord.

151. Say, Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you: do not associate anything with Him, be good to your parents, do not kill your children out of poverty. We provide for you and for them. Do not come near immoralities, whether openly or in secret. Do not take a life, which Allah has made sacred, except by right. This is what [Allah] has enjoined upon you so that you may understand.

152. And do not approach the property of the orphan, except in the best way, until he reaches maturity. Give full measure and weight with justice. We do not burden any soul beyond its capacity. And when you speak, be just, even if it concerns a close relative. Fulfill your covenant with Allah. That is what He commands you, so that you may remember. 153. And this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow other paths that will separate you from His way. That is what He commands you, so that you may be mindful. 154. Then We gave Moses the complete Book as a reward for the good he had done, and as a detailed explanation of all things, a guide, and a mercy. Perhaps they will believe in the meeting with their Lord (on the Day of Judgment). 155. This is a blessed Book (the Quran) that We have revealed, so follow it and be mindful, in order to receive mercy. 156. So that you do not say, The Book was only revealed to two groups before us, and we were unaware of their teachings. 157. Or lest you should say, If only the Book had been revealed to us, we would have been better guided than they were. Surely there has come to you, from your Lord, enlightenment, guidance, and mercy. Who is more unjust than one who denies the signs of Allah and turns away from

158. What are they waiting for? For the angels to come to them? For your Lord to come? Or for some signs of your Lord to come? The day when some signs of your Lord will come, faith in Him will not benefit any soul that did not believe before or did not earn any merit from their belief. Say, Wait! We are waiting too.

159. Those who break up their religion and divide into sects, you have no concern with them at all; their fate is only up to Allah. Then He will inform them of what they used to do.

160. Whoever comes with good deeds will have ten times as much, and whoever comes with evil deeds will only be recompensed with the like of it. And they will not be wronged at all.

161. Say, Indeed, my prayer, my rites of worship, my living and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.

162. To Him there is no partner. And that is what I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.

163. Say, Shall I seek a Lord other than Allah, while He is the Lord of all things? Each soul earns only for itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you concerning that over which you used to differ.

It is He who made you successors on the earth and raised some of you above others in degrees [of rank] to test you through what He has given you. Indeed, your Lord is swift in penalty; but indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful.

Surah Al Anaam (Tranquility) سورة الأنعام Omar Hisham

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