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19. Lo! man was created anxious,
20. Fretful when evil befalleth him
21. And, when good befalleth him, grudging;
22. Save worshippers
23. Who are constant at their worship
24. And in whose wealth there is a right acknowledged
25. For the beggar and the destitute;
26. And those who believe in the Day of Judgment,
27. And those who are fearful of their Lord's doom
28. Lo! the doom of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure
29. And those who preserve their chastity
30. Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy;
31. But whoso seeketh more than that, those are they who are transgressors;
32. And those who keep their pledges and their covenant.
33. And those who stand by their testimony
34. And those who are attentive at their worship,
35. These will dwell in Gardens, honored.
36. What aileth those who disbelieve, that they keep staring toward thee (O Muhammad), open eyed,
37. On the right and on the left, in groups?
38. Doth every man among them hope to enter the Garden of Delight?
39. Nay, verily. Lo! We created them from what they know.
40. But nay! I swear by the Lord of the rising places and the setting places of the planets that We are Able
41. To replace them by (others) better than them. And We are not to be outrun.
42. So let them chat and play until they meet their Day which they are promised,
43. The day when they come forth from the graves in haste. as racing to a goal,
44. With eyes aghast, abasement stupefying them: Such is the Day which they are promised.
Surah 71. Nuh
1. Lo! We sent Noah unto his people (saying): Warn thy people ere the painful doom come unto them.
2. He said: O my people! Lo! I am a plain warner unto you
3. (Bidding you): Serve Allah and keep your duty unto Him and obey me,
4. That He may forgive you somewhat of your sins and respite you to an appointed term. Lo! the term of Allah, when
it cometh, cannot be delayed, if ye but knew.
5. He said: My Lord! Lo! I have called unto my people night and day
6. But all my calling doth but add to their repugnance;
7. And lo ! whenever I call unto them that Thou mayest pardon them they thrust their fingers in their ears and cover
themselves with their garments and persist (in their refusal) and magnify themselves in pride.
8. And lo! I have called unto them aloud,
9. And lo! I have made public proclamation unto them, and I have appealed to them in private.
10. And I have said: Seek pardon of your Lord Lo! He was ever Forgiving.
11. He will let loose the sky for you in plenteous rain,
12. And will help you with wealth and sons, and will assign unto you Gardens and will assign unto you rivers.
13. What aileth you that ye hope not toward Allah for dignity
14. When He created you by (divers) stages?
15. See ye not how Allah hath created seven heavens in harmony,
16. And hath made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp?
17. And Allah hath caused you to grow as a growth from the earth,
18. And afterward He maketh you return thereto, and He will bring you forth again, a (new) forthbringing.
19. And Allah hath made the earth a wide expanse for you
20. That ye may thread the valley ways thereof.
