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Recite in the name of your Lord Who created,
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created man from a clot of congealed blood.
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Recite: and your Lord is Most Generous,
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taught man what he did not know.
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Nay, surely man transgresses;
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for he believes himself to be self-sufficient.
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Surely to your Lord is your return.
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Did you see him who forbids
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a servant (of Allah) when he prays?
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Did you consider: what if he is on the Right Way,
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Did you consider: what if he gives the lie (to the Truth) and turns away (from it)?
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Does he not know that Allah sees everything?
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No indeed; if he does not desist, We shall drag him by the forelock;
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by the lying forelock steeped in sin.
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So let him summon his helpmates;
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We too shall summon the guards of Hell.
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No, not at all. Never obey him. But prostrate yourself and become nigh (to your Lord).