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The Qur'an, 91. ash-Shams

91. ash-Shams: The Sun

1 By the sun and his brightness,
2 And the moon when she followeth him,
3 And the day when it revealeth him,
4 And the night when it enshroudeth him,
5 And the heaven and Him Who built it,
6 And the earth and Him Who spread it,
7 And a soul and Him Who perfected it
8 And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
9 He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,
10 And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
11 (The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
12 When the basest of them broke forth
13 And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink!
14 But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).
15 He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).

• September 23, 2011
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The Qur'an, 90. al-Balad

90. al-Balad: The City

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

• September 23, 2011
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The Qur'an, 89. al-Fajr

89. al-Fajr: The Dawn

1 By the Dawn
2 And ten nights,
3 And the Even and the Odd,
4 And the night when it departeth,
5 There surely is an oath for thinking man.
6 Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,
7 With many-columned Iram,
8 The like of which was not created in the lands;
9 And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
10 And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
11 Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
12 And multiplied iniquity therein ?
13 Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
14 Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
15 As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.
16 But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.
17 Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
18 And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
19 And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
20 And love wealth with abounding love.
21 Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
22 And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
23 And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him) ?
24 He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
25 None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
26 None bindeth as He then will bind.
27 But ah! thou soul at peace!
28 Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
29 Enter thou among My bondmen!
30 Enter thou My Garden!

• September 23, 2011
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The Qur'an, 88. al-Ghashiya

88. al-Ghashiya: The Overwhelming Calamity

1 Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming ?
2 On that day (many) faces will be downcast,
3 Toiling, weary,
4 Scorched by burning fire,
5 Drinking from a boiling spring,
6 No food for them save bitter thorn-fruit
7 Which doth not nourish nor release from hunger.
8 In that day other faces will be calm,
9 Glad for their effort past,
10 In a high Garden
11 Where they hear no idle speech,
12 Wherein is a gushing spring,
13 Wherein are couches raised
14 And goblets set at hand
15 And cushions ranged
16 And silken carpets spread.
17 Will they not regard the camels, how they are created ?
18 And the heaven, how it is raised ?
19 And the hills, how they are set up ?
20 And the earth, how it is spread ?
21 Remind them, for thou art but a remembrancer,
22 Thou art not at all a warder over them.
23 But whoso is averse and disbelieveth,
24 Allah will punish him with direst punishment.
25 Lo! unto Us is their return
26 And Ours their reckoning.

• September 23, 2011
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