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The Meanings of the Holy Qur'an: Sura 74, "The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing A Cloak"
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O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
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Arise and deliver thy warning!
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And thy Lord do thou magnify!
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And thy garments keep free from stain!
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And all abomination shun!
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Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
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But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
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Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
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That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,-
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Far from easy for those without Faith.
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Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone!-
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To whom I granted resources in abundance,
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And sons to be by his side!-
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To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
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Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);-
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By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
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Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
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For he thought and he plotted;-
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And woe to him! How he plotted!-
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Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!-
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Then he looked round;
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Then he frowned and he scowled;
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Then he turned back and was haughty;
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Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
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"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
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Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire!
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And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is?
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Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone!-
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Darkening and changing the colour of man!
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Over it are Nineteen.
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And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers,- in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith,- and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth God intend by this ?" Thus doth God leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind.
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Nay, verily: By the Moon,
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And by the Night as it retreateth,
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And by the Dawn as it shineth forth,-
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This is but one of the mighty (portents),
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A warning to mankind,-
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To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind;-
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Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
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Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
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(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
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And (ask) of the Sinners:
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"What led you into Hell Fire?"
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They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
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"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
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"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
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"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
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"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
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Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
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Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition?-
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As if they were affrighted asses,
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Fleeing from a lion!
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Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
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By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
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Nay, this surely is an admonition:
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Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
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But none will keep it in remembrance except as God wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
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