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[I swear] by the enshrouding night
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and by the shining day,
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and by what has created man and woman! I. The Foundation of Islamic Belief
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Verily, diverse are your aspirations!
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To the generous one who fears God
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and believes in goodness,
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We will smoothen the path to prosperity.
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But to the greedy, the self-sufficient one
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who repudiates goodness,
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We will smoothen the path to misery.
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His wealth shall not help him after his fall!
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Verily, it is upon Us to show the right path!
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Verily, the End and the Beginning are in Our Hands!
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I am warning you about the raging Fire
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in which the most wretched shall fall,
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the one who denied and turned away.
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The most devout shall escape it —
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the one who gave of his riches to purify himself,
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and not to repay the favors he had received.
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He only strived toward his Lord, the Exalted.
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Soon he shall be gratified!