The word(s) "curtailing" appears 2 time(s) in 2 verse(s) in Quran in Muhammad Habib Shakir translation.

(1) Do they not see that We are bringing destruction upon the land by curtailing it of its sides? And Allah pronounces a doom-- there is no repeller of His decree, and He is swift to take account.

(سورة الرعد, Ar-Ra'd, Chapter #13, Verse #41)
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(2) Nay, We gave provision to these and their fathers until life was prolonged to them. Do they not then see that We are visiting the land, curtailing it of its sides? Shall they then prevail?

(سورة الأنبياء, Al-Anbiyaa, Chapter #21, Verse #44)
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