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Woe to those who STINT the measure:
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Who when they take by measure from others, exact the full;
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But when they mete to them or weigh to them, minish-
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What! have they no thought that they shall be raised again
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For the great day?
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The day when mankind shall stand before the Lord of the worlds.
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Yes! the register of the wicked is in Sidjin.
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And who shall make thee understand what Sidjin is?
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It is a book distinctly written.
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Woe, on that day, to those who treated our signs as lies,
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Who treated the day of judgment as a lie!
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None treat it as a lie, save the transgressor, the criminal,
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Who, when our signs are rehearsed to him, saith, "Tales of the Ancients!"
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Yes; but their own works have got the mastery over their hearts.
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Yes; they shall be shut out as by a veil from their Lord on that day;
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Then shall they be burned in Hell-fire:
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Then shall it be said to them, "This is what ye deemed a lie."
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Even so. But the register of the righteous is in Illiyoun.
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And who shall make thee understand what Illiyoun is?
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A book distinctly written;
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The angels who draw nigh unto God attest it.
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Surely, among delights shall the righteous dwell!
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Seated on bridal couches they will gaze around;
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Thou shalt mark in their faces the brightness of delight;
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Choice sealed wine shall be given them to quaff,
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The seal of musk. For this let those pant who pant for bliss-
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Mingled therewith shall be the waters of Tasnim-
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Fount whereof they who draw nigh to God shall drink.
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The sinners indeed laugh the faithful to scorn:
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And when they pass by them they wink at one another,-
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And when they return to their own people, they return jesting,
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And when they see them they say, "These are the erring ones."
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And yet they have no mission to be their guardians.
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Therefore, on that day the faithful shall laugh the infidels to scorn,
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As reclining on bridal couches they behold them.
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Shall not the infidels be recompensed according to their works?
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