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| 48. So the intercession of intercessors will not avail them. 49. Now what is the matter with them that they are turning away from the Exhortation, 50. As if they were frightened asses, 51. Fleeing from a lion ? 52. Nay, every man among them desires to be given an open Book. 53. This cannot be ! Verily, they fear not the Hereafter. 54. Never ! for, this Qur'an is an exhortation enough. 55. Let him, then, who will, remember it. 56. And they will not remember unless ALLAH so pleases. HE alone is worthy to be feared and HE alone is worthy to forgive. 1. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection. 2. Nay, I swear by the self accusing soul, that the Day of Judgment is a certainty. 3. Does man think that WE shall not assemble his bones ? 4. Yea, WE have the power to restore his very finger-tips. 5. But man desires to continue to send forth evil deeds in front of him. 6. He inquires `When will be the Day of Resurrection ?' 7. When the eye is dazzled, 8. And the moon is eclipsed, 9. And the sun and the moon are brought together, 10. On that day man will say, `Wither to flee ?' 11. Not at all; there is no refuge ! 12. With thy Lord alone will be the place of rest that day. 13. On that day will man be informed of that which he has sent forward and of that which he has left behind. 14. In truth man is a witness against himself, 15. Even though he puts forward his excuses. 16. Move not thy tongue, O Prophet, with the revelation of the Qur'an that thou mayest hasten to preserve it. 17. Surely, upon US rests its collection and its recital. 18. So when WE recite it, then follow thou its recital. 19. Then upon US rests the expounding thereof. |
