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Now let man but think from what he is created!
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There is no soul but has a protector over it.
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(It is) the Star of piercing brightness;-
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And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?-
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By the Sky and the Night-Visitant (therein);-
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(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
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Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
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But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
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And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
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Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
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Has the story reached thee, of the forces-
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Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
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Lord of the Throne of Glory,
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And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness,
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It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
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Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
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For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires),
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Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire.
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Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
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And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!-