CHAPTER 76.  MAN                                                                           SECTION 1.  PART XXIX 

IN THE NAME OF GOD
THE MOST GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL GOD

1  THERE HAS BEEN OVER MAN A PERIOD WHEN HE WAS NOTHING 
NOT EVEN CAPABLE OF MENTIONING

2  WE CREATED MAN FROM A DROP OF SPERM IN ORDER TO TRY HIM 
SO WE GAVE THE GIFTS OF HEARING AND SIGHT TO HIM

3  BE HE GRATEFUL OR UNGRATEFUL WE SHOWED THE WAY TO HIM

4  FOR THE REJECTERS WE HAVE PREPARED
CHAINS AND YOKES AND A BLAZING FIRE

5  AS TO THE RIGHTEOUS DOERS
THEY WILL DRINK OF A CUP TEMPERED WITH CAMPHOR

6  A FOUNTAIN WHERE GOD'S DEVOTEES 
DRINK IT FLOWING ABUNDANTLY

7  THEY PERFORM THEIR VOWS AND THEY FEAR
A DAY WHOSE EVIL FLIES FAR AND NEAR

8  AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD THEY FEED 
THE ORPHAN AND THOSE IN NEED

9  SAYING, WE FEED YOU FOR THE SAKE OF OUR LORD 
NO THANKS DO WE DESIRE FROM YOU OR REWARD

10  WE FEAR FROM OUR LORD A DAY HARD AND DISTRESSFUL
THAT WILL MAKE THE FACES LOOK HORRIBLE

11  BUT GOD WILL DELIVER THEM FROM THE EVIL OF THAT DAY 
AND WILL GIVE THEM A LIGHT OF BEAUTY IN A BLISSFUL WAY 

12  AND BECAUSE THEY BORE PATIENTLY  
HE WILL REWARD THEM WITH GARDENS OF PERPETUITY

13  RECLINING IN THE GARDEN ON RAISED THRONES OF EASE
THEY WILL SEE NEITHER EXCESSIVE COLD OR HEAT EXCESSIVELY

14  AND THE SHADES OF THE GARDEN WILL COME LOWLY  
AND THE FRUIT THERE WILL HANG LOW IN HUMILITY 

15  AMONG THEM WILL BE PASSED ROUND SILVER VESSELS 
AND CRYSTAL CLEAR GOBLETS OF CRYSTAL

16  CRYSTAL CLEAR MADE OF SILVER 
AND THEY WILL DETERMINE THE MEASURE 

17  AND THEY WILL BE GIVEN THERE 
A CUP OF WINE MIXED WITH GINGER

18  AND A SALSABIL FOUNTAIN THERE

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CHAPTER 76.  MAN                                                         SECTION 1 (CONT'D). PART XXIX 

19  ROUND THEM WILL SERVE YOUTHS OF FRESHNESS PERPETUAL 
AND YOU WOULD THINK OF THEM AS SCATTERED PEARLS 

20  WHEN YOU LOOK THERE IT IS BLISS YOU WILL SEE 
AND A REALM MAGNIFICENTLY

21  AND THERE WILL BE GREEN GARMENTS OF FINE SILK UPON THEM
HEAVY BROCADE AND BRACELETS OF SILVER WILL ADORN THEM
THEIR LORD WILL GIVE WINE PURE AND HOLY TO THEM

22  SURELY THIS IS A REWARD FOR YOU
AND YOUR ENDEAVOR IS ACCEPTED FROM YOU

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CHAPTER 76.  MAN                                                                           SECTION 2.  PART XXIX 

23  IT IS WE WHO HAVE SENT
THE QURAN IN INCREMENTS

24  THEREFORE BE PATIENT WITH CONSTANCY TO GOD'S ORDERS
AND LISTEN NOT TO THE INGRATE OR THE SINNER

25  AND CELEBRATE THE NAME OF GOD IN THE MORNING
AND CELEBRATE HIS NAME IN THE EVENING

26  AND PART OF THE NIGHT PROSTRATE YOURSELF TO HIM
AND ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT GLORIFY HIM

27  AS TO THESE THEY LOVE THE FLEETING LIFE AND PUT AWAY 
BEHIND THEM A DIFFICULT DAY

28  IT IS WE WHO CREATED THEM IN DECREE  
AND HAVE PUT TOGETHER THEIR JOINTS STRONGLY 
WE CAN SURELY SUBSTITUTE THE LIKE OF THEM EASILY

29  THIS IS A WARNING WORD
WHOEVER WILL LET HIM TAKE A STRAIGHT WAY TO HIS LORD

30  BUT YOU WILL NOT EXCEPT AS GOD DECREES
FOR FULL OF KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM IS HE

31  WHOM HE PLEASES HE WILL ADMIT TO HIS MERCY
BUT HE HAS PREPARED FOR WRONG DOERS A GRIEVOUS PENALTY

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