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So glorify the name of your Lord, the Almighty.
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A doubter once demanded that punishment be immediately meted out,
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to those who deny the truth. No power can hinder God
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from punishing them. He is the Lord of the Ascending Stairways,
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by which the angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him in one Day which will last for fifty thousand years.
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Therefore, (O believers) behave with seemly patience.
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They see it (the Day of Judgement) to be far off,
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but We see it near at hand.
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On that Day the heavens shall become like molten brass,
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and the mountains will become like tufts of wool,
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and no friend will ask about his friend,
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though they shall be within sight of each other. The guilty one will gladly ransom himself from the torment of that Day by sacrificing his own children,
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his wife, his brother,
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and his kinsfolk who gave him shelter,
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and all the people of the earth, if that could deliver him.
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But no! There is a raging blaze
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stripping away his skin,
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and it will claim all those who turned their backs (on the true faith) and turned away (from the truth),
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and amassed wealth and hoarded it.
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Indeed, man is born impatient:
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when misfortune touches him he starts lamenting,
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and whenever good fortune comes to him, he grows niggardly.
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But not so the worshippers
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who are steadfast in prayer;
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those who give a due share of their wealth
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to those who ask (for help) and to the destitute;
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and those who believe in the Day of Judgement
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and are fearful of the punishment of their Lord;
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for none may ever feel secure from the punishment of their Lord;
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those who preserve their chastity
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