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| 1. * | No! I swear by the Day of Resurrection. |
| 2. * | No! I swear by the reproachful soul. |
| 3. * | What, does man reckon We shall not gather his bones? |
| 4. * | Yes indeed; We are able to shape again his fingers. |
| 5. * | Nay, but man desires to continue on as a libertine, |
| 6. * | asking, 'When shall be the Day of Resurrection?' |
| 7. * | But when the sight is dazed |
| 8. * | and the moon is eclipsed, |
| 9. * | and the sun and moon are brought together, |
| 10. * | upon that day man shall say, 'Whither to flee?' |
| 11. * | No indeed; not a refuge! |
| 12. * | Upon that day the recourse shall be to thy Lord. |
| 13. * | Upon that day man shall be told his former deeds and his latter; |
| 14. * | nay, man shall be a clear proof against himself, |
| 15. * | even though he offer his excuses. |
| 16. * | Move not thy tongue with it to hasten it; |
| 17. * | Ours it is to gather it, and to recite it. |
| 18. * | So, when We recite it, follow thou its recitation. |
| 19. * | Then Ours it is to explain it. |
| 20. * | No indeed; but you love the hasty world, |
| 21. * | and leave be the Hereafter. |
| 22. * | Upon that day faces shall be radiant, |
| 23. * | gazing upon their Lord; |
| 24. * | and upon that day faces shall be scowling, |
| 25. * | thou mightest think the Calamity has been wreaked on them. |
| 26. * | No indeed; when it reaches the clavicles |
| 27. * | and it is said, 'Who is an enchanter?' |
| 28. * | and he thinks that it is the parting |
| 29. * | and leg is intertwined with leg, |
| 30. * | upon that day unto thy Lord shall be the driving. |
| 31. * | For he confirmed it not, and did not pray, |
| 32. * | but he cried it lies, and he turned away, |
| 33. * | then he went to his household arrogantly. |
| 34. * | Nearer to thee and nearer |
| 35. * | then nearer to thee and nearer! |
| 36. * | What, does man reckon he shall be left to roam at will? |
| 37. * | Was he not a sperm-drop spilled? |
| 38. * | Then he was a blood-clot, and He created and formed, |
| 39. * | and He made of him two kinds, male and female. |
| 40. * | What, is He not able to quicken the dead? |