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Recite: In the Name of thy Lord who created,
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created Man of a blood-clot.
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Recite: And thy Lord is the Most Generous,
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taught Man that he knew not.
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No indeed; surely Man waxes insolent,
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for he thinks himself self-sufficient.
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Surely unto thy Lord is the Returning.
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What thinkest thou? He who forbids
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a servant when he prays --
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What thinkest thou? If he were upon guidance
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or bade to godfearing --
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What thinkest thou? If he cries lies, and turns away -
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Did he not know that God sees?
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No indeed; surely, if he gives not over, We shall seize him by the forelock,
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a lying, sinful forelock.
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So let him call on his concourse!
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We shall call on the guards of Hell.
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No indeed; do thou not obey him, and bow thyself, and draw nigh.