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By the [angels] ranged in ranks,
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by the ones who drive [the clouds] vigorously,
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by the ones who recite the reminder:
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indeed your God is certainly One,
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the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and the Lord of the easts.
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Indeed We have adorned the lowest heaven with the finery of the stars,
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and to guard from any froward devil.
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They do not eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite—they are shot at from every side,
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to drive them away, and there is a perpetual punishment for them—
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except any who snatches a snatch, whereat a piercing flame pursues him.
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Ask them, is their creation more prodigious or [that of other creatures] that We have created? Indeed, We created them from a viscous clay.
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Indeed you wonder, while they engage in ridicule,
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and [even] when admonished do not take admonition,
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and when they see a sign they make it an object of ridicule,
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and say, ‘This is nothing but plain magic!’
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‘What! When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected?
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And our forefathers too?!’
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Say, ‘Yes! And you will be utterly humble.’
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It will be only a single shout and, behold, they will look on,
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and say, ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Retribution!’
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‘This is the Day of Judgement that you used to deny!’
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‘Muster the wrongdoers and their mates and what they used to worship
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besides Allah, and show them the way to hell!
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[But first] stop them! For they must be questioned.’
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‘Why is it that you do not support one another [today]?’
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‘Indeed, they are [meek and] submissive today!’
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Some of them will turn to others, questioning each other.
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They will say, ‘Indeed you used to accost us peremptorily.’
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They will answer, ‘No, you [yourselves] had no faith.
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We had no authority over you. No, you [yourselves] were a rebellious lot.
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