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1.
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By the
daybreak!
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2.
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And the ten
nights!
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3.
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And the even and
the odd!
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4.
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And the night when
it departs!
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5.
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Truly in this is
an oath for men of understanding.
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6.
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Hast thou not
considered how thy Lord dealt with 'Ad,
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7.
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(Of) Iram, having
lofty buildings,
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8.
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The like of which
were not created in the land;
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9.
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And (with) Thamud,
who hewed out rocks in the valley;
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10.
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And Pharaoh, the
lord of hosts,
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11.
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Who exceeded
limits in the cities,
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12.
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And made great
mischief therein?
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13.
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So thy Lord poured
on them a portion of chastisement.
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14.
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Surely thy Lord is
Watchful;
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15.
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As for man, when
his Lord tries him, then gives him honour and
favours him, he says: My Lord honours
me.
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16.
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But when He tries
him, then straitens to him his substinence, he
says: My Lord has disgraced me.
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17.
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Nay, but you
honour not the orphan,
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18.
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Nor do you urge
one another to feed the poor,
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19.
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And you devour
heritage, devouring all,
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20.
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And you love
wealth with exceeding love.
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21.
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Nay, when the earth is made
to crumble to pieces,
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22.
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And thy Lord comes with the
angels, ranks on ranks;
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23.
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And hell is made to appear
that day. On that day man will be mindful, and of
what use will being mindful be then?
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24.
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He will say
: O would that I had sent before for
(this) my life!
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25.
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But none can punish as He
will punish on that day.
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26.
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And none can bind as He will
bind on that day.
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27.
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O soul that art at
rest,
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28.
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Return to thy Lord,
well-pleased, well-pleasing,
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29.
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So enter among My
servants,
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30.
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And enter My
Garden!
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