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When heaven is rent asunder |
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and gives ear to its Lord, and is fitly disposed; |
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when earth is stretched out |
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and casts forth what is in it, and voids itself, |
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and gives ear to its Lord, and is fitly disposed! |
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O Man! Thou art labouring unto thy Lord laboriously, and thou shalt encounter Him. |
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Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, |
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he shall surely receive an easy reckoning |
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and he will return to his family joyfully. |
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But as for him who is given his book behind his back, |
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he shall call for destruction |
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and he shall roast at a Blaze. |
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He once lived among his family joyfully; |
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he surely thought he would never revert. |
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Yes indeed; his Lord had sight of him. |
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No! I swear by the twilight |
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and the night and what it envelops |
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and the moon when it is at the full, |
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you shall surely ride stage after stage. |
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Then what ails them, that they believe not, |