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| 51. `Then, O ye that have gone astray and have rejected the truth, 52. `You will, surely, eat of the tree of Zaqqum, 53. And will fill your bellies therewith, 54. `And will drink boiling water, on top of that, 55. `Drinking as the insatiable thirsty camels drink.' 56. This will be their entertainment on the Day of Judgment. 57. WE have created you. Why, then do you not accept the truth ? 58. What think ye of the sperm-drop that you emit ? 59. Is it you who have created it, or are WE the Creator ? 60. WE have ordained death for all of you; and WE cannot be hindered, 61. From bringing in your place others like you, and from developing you into a form which you know not. 62. And you have, certainly, known the first creation. Why, then, do you not reflect ? 63. Do you see what you sow ? 64. Is it you who cause it to grow, or are WE the grower ? 65. If WE so pleased, WE could reduce it all to withered stubble, then you would keep lamenting: 66. `We are laden with debt ! 67. `Nay, we are totally deprived of everything.' 68. Have you considered the water which you drink ? 69. Do you send it down from the clouds, or are WE the Sender ? 70. If WE so pleased, WE could make it bitter. Why, then, do you not give thanks ? 71. Have you considered the fire which you kindle ? 72. Is it you who produce the tree for it, or are WE the Producer ? 73. WE have made it a reminder and benefit for the wayfarers. 74. So glorify the name of thy Lord, the Great. 75. Nay, I cite as proof the shooting of the stars - 76. And, indeed, that is a grand testimony, if you only knew - |
