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Read in the name of your Lord Who creates,
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creates man from a clot !
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Read, for your Lord is most Generous;
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(it is He) Who teaches by means of the pen,
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teaches man what he does not know.
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However man acts so arrogant,
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for he considers he is self-sufficient.
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Yet to your Lord will be the Return!
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Have you seen someone who stops
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a worshipper as he prays?
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Have you considered whether he is (looking) for guidance
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or ordering heedfulness?
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Have you seen whether he has rejected (the message) and turned away?
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Does he not know that God sees (everything)?
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Of course not! Yet if he does not stop, We shall catch him by his forelock!
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Such a lying, sinful forelock!
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Let him appeal to his henchmen:
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We shall appeal to the avenging (angels).
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Of course, do not obey him; bow down on your knees, and come closer!