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Nay, I swear by this city - |
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And thou art an indweller of this city - |
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And the begetter and that which he begat, |
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We verily have created man in an atmosphere: |
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Thinketh he that none hath power over him ? |
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And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth: |
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Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ? |
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Did We not assign unto him two eyes |
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And a tongue and two lips, |
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And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ? |
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But he hath not attempted the Ascent - |
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Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! - |
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(It is) to free a slave, |
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And to feed in the day of hunger. |
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An orphan near of kin, |
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Or some poor wretch in misery, |
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And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity. |
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Their place will be on the right hand. |
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But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand. |
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Fire will be an awning over them. |
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