wellnigh in A Sentence

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    He says,'By God, Wellnigh thou didst destroy me;

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    The heavens Wellnigh are rent above them, when the

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    When he puts forth his hand, Wellnigh he cannot see it.

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    When he holds out his hand, Wellnigh he cannot see it.

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    The lightning Wellnigh snatches away their sight; whensoever it gives them

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    The heavens are Wellnigh rent of it and the earth split asunder,

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    Which he gulpeth, but Wellnigh swalloweth not. And death cometh upon him from every side,

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    When the servant of God stood calling on Him, they were Wellnigh upon him in swarms.

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    And that when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him, they Wellnigh crowded him(to death).

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    The heavens Wellnigh are rent above them, when the angels proclaim the praise of their Lord, and

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    The heavens are Wellnigh rent of it and the earth split asunder, and the mountains Wellnigh fall down crashing for.

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    On the morrow the heart of Moses" mother became empty, and she Wellnigh disclosed him had We not strengthened her heart, that she might be among the believers;

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    Which he gulpeth, but Wellnigh swalloweth not. And death cometh upon him from every side, while yet he is not dead, and behind him is a torment terrible.

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    The heavens Wellnigh are rent above them, when the angels proclaim the praise of their Lord, and ask forgiveness for those on earth. Surely God-- He is the All-forgiving, the All-compassionate.

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    which are clouds, shadows piled one upon another; when he puts forth his hand, Wellnigh he cannot see it. And to whomsoever God assigns no light, no light has he.

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    Wellnigh he had led us astray from our gods, but that we kept steadfast to them.' Assuredly they shall know, when they see the chastisement, who is further astray from the way.

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    Arberry: or they are as shadows upon a sea obscure covered by a billow above which is a billow above which are clouds, shadows piled one upon another; when he puts forth his hand, Wellnigh he cannot see it.

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    The lightning Wellnigh snatches away their sight; whensoever it gives them light, they walk in it, and when the darkness is over them, they halt; had God willed, He would have taken away their hearing and their sight. Truly, God is powerful over everything.

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    Or they are as shadows upon a sea obscure covered by a billow above which is a billow above which are clouds, shadows piled one upon another; when he puts forth his hand, Wellnigh he cannot see it. And to whomsoever God assigns no light, no light has he.

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    Hast thou not seen how God drives the clouds, then composes them, then converts them into a mass, then thou seest the rain issuing out of the midst of them? And He sends down out of heaven mountains, wherein is hail, so that He smites whom He will with it, and turns it aside from whom He will; Wellnigh the gleam of His lightning snatches away the sight.

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