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And [by] the even and the odd
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And [by] the night when it departs,
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Is there [not] an oath in that for one of perception?
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Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
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[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
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The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
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And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
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And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
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[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
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And increased corruption therein.
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So your Lord poured a scourge of punishment upon them.
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Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
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And as for man, when his Lord tests him and is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
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But when He tests him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
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No! But you do not honor the orphan
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And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
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And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
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And you love wealth with immense love.
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No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed - *Baruch 5:7, *Shepherd of Hermas 3:4
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And your Lord has come and [also] the angels, rank upon rank, *Book of Enoch 1:4
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And Gehenna is brought that Day - [and] man will remember that Day, but what good will the remembrance be to him?
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He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
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So on that Day, none will punish as His punishment,
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And none will bind as His binding. *Matthew 22:13
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[It will be said to the righteous], "O reassured soul,
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Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],
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And enter among My [righteous] servants