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| 35. `No friend, therefore, has he here this day; 36. `Nor any food save the washing of wounds, 37. `Which none but the sinners eat.' 38. But nay, I swear by that which you see, 39. And that which you see not. 40. That it is, surely, the word brought by a noble Messenger, 41. And not the word of a poet; little is it what you believe ! 42. Nor is it the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you heed ! 43. It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds. 44. And if he had forged and attributed any sayings to US, 45. We would, surely, have seized him by the right hand, 46. And then, surely, WE would have cut his life-vein, 47. And not one of you could have held Our punishment off from him. 48. And verily, it is a reminder for the righteous, 49. And, surely, WE know that there are some among you who reject OUR Signs. 50. And, verily, it will be a source of regret for the disbelievers. 51. And, surely, it is the absolute truth. 52. So glorify the name of thy Lord, the Great. 1. An inquirer inquires concerning the punishment about to befall 2. The disbelievers, and which none can repel. 3. It is from ALLAH, Lord of great ascents. 4. The angels and the Spirit ascend to HIM in a day, the measure of which is fifty thousand years. 5. So be patient with admirable patience. 6. They see it to be far off, 7. But WE see it to be nigh. 8. The day when the heaven will become like molten copper, 9. And the mountains will become like flakes of wool, 10. And a friend will not inquire after a friend, |
