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When the sky is rent asunder,
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And hearkens to (the Command of) itsLord, and it must needs (do so);-
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And when the earth is flattened out,
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And casts forth what is within it andbecomes (clean) empty,
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And hearkens to (the Command of) itsLord,- and it must needs (do so);- (then will come Home the full reality).
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O thou man! Verily thou art ever toilingon towards thy Lord- painfully toiling,- but thou shalt meet Him.
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Then he who is given his Record in hisright hand,
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Soon will his account be taken by aneasy reckoning,
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And he will turn to his people,rejoicing!
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But he who is given his Record behindhis back,-
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Soon will he cry for perdition,
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And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
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Truly, did he go about among his people,rejoicing!
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Truly, did he think that he would nothave to return (to Us)!
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Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever)watchful of him!
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So I do call to witness the ruddy glowof Sunset;
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The Night and its Homing;
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And the Moon in her fullness:
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Ye shall surely travel from stage tostage.
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What then is the matter with them, thatthey believe not?-
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And when the Qur’an is read to them,they fall not prostrate,
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But on the contrary the Unbelieversreject (it).
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But Allah has full knowledge of whatthey secrete (in their breasts)
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So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
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Except to those who believe and workrighteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.