CHAPTER 89.  THE BREAK OF DAY                                              SECTION 1.  PART XXX

IN THE NAME OF GOD 
THE MOST GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL GOD

1  BY THE DAWN IN ITS LIGHT

2  BY THE TEN NIGHTS

3  BY THE EVEN AND ODD WAYS

4  BY THE NIGHT WHEN IT PASSES AWAY

5  IS THERE NOT IN THESE EVIDENCE SUFFICING 
THOSE MEN OF UNDERSTANDING?

6  SEE HOW THE AD PEOPLE WERE IN YOUR LORD'S DEALING?

7  AND OF IRAM HAVING LOFTY BUILDINGS?

8  THE LIKE OF WHICH THERE HAS BEEN NO DUPLICATING?

9  AND THE THAMUD WHO CUT OUT ROCKS TO MAKE DWELLINGS?

10  AND WITH PHARAOH
THE LORD OF HOSTS?

11  ALL THESE, THE LIMITS THEY DID EXCEED

12  AND MADE GREAT MISCHIEF INDEED

13  SO YOUR LORD POURED ON THEM PENALTIES

14  FOR YOUR LORD IS WATCHFUL SURELY

15  AS FOR MAN, WHEN HIS LORD TRIES HIM
THEN GIVES HIM HONOR AND FAVORS HIM
MY LORD HONORS ME, IT IS SAID BY HIM

16  BUT WHEN HIS LORD TRIES HIM 
RESTRICTING HIS SUBSISTENCE FOR HIM
MY LORD HAS HUMILIATED ME, IT IS SAID BY HIM

17  NAY, BUT THE ORPHANS YOU DO NOT HONOR

18  NOR TO FEED THE POOR DO YOU ENCOURAGE ON ONE ANOTHER 

19  AND INHERITANCE WITH GREED YOU DO DEVOUR

20  AND YOU LOVE AS AN INORDINATE LOVER

21  NAY, WHEN THE EARTH IS POUNDED TO POWDER

22  AND GOD COMES WITH ANGELS IN RANKS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER

23  AND HELL THAT DAY IS BROUGHT NEAR
AND ON THAT DAY MAN WILL SURELY REMEMBER 
OF WHAT USE WILL IT DO FOR HIM THEN TO REMEMBER?

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24  HE WILL SAY, WOULD THAT I HAD SENT FORTH GOOD DEEDS 
FOR THIS MY FUTURE LIFE INDEED

25  FOR THAT DAY HIS CHASTISEMENT WILL BE 
SUCH AS NONE ELSE CAN INFLICT THE PENALTY

26  AND HIS BONDS 
WILL BE SUCH AS NONE OTHER CAN BOND

27  TO THE RIGHTEOUS SOUL WILL BE SAID, OH SOUL IN RESTING

28  RETURN TO YOUR GOD WELL PLEASED AND WELL PLEASING

29  SO AMONG MY SERVANTS ENTER

30  AND INTO MY GARDEN ENTER

  

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