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The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong-doing,
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And he fails that corrupts it!
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Truly he succeeds that purifies it,
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And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;-
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By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;
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By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:
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By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;
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By the Night as it conceals it;
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By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory;
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By the Moon as she follows him;
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By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour;
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On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
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But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
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Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
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Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
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Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
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To the orphan with claims of relationship,
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Or the giving of food in a day of privation
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(It is:) freeing the bondman;
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And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?-