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The Meanings of the Holy Qur'ánBy Abdullah Yusufali
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84: The Sundering, Splitting Open
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When the sky is rent asunder,
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And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so);-
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And when the earth is flattened out,
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And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
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And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord,- and it must needs (do
so);- (then will come Home the full reality).
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O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord-
painfully toiling,- but thou shalt meet Him.
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Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
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Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
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And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
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But he who is given his Record behind his back,-
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Soon will he cry for perdition,
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And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
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Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
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Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
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Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
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So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
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The Night and its Homing;
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And the Moon in her fullness:
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Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
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What then is the matter with them, that they believe not?-
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And when the Qur'án is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
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But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
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But God has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
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So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
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Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a
Reward that will never fail.
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