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Then lo! ye, the erring, the deniers,

[56:52]

Ye verily will eat of a tree called Zaqqum

[56:53]

And will fill your bellies therewith;

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And thereon ye will drink of boiling water,

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Drinking even as the camel drinketh.

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This will be their welcome on the Day of Judgment.

[56:57]

We created you. Will ye then admit the truth ?

[56:58]

Have ye seen that which ye emit ?

[56:59]

Do ye create it or are We the Creator ?

[56:60]

We mete out death among you, and We are not to be outrun,

[56:61]

That We may transfigure you and make you what ye know not.

[56:62]

And verily ye know the first creation. Why, then, do ye not reflect ?

[56:63]

Have ye seen that which ye cultivate ?

[56:64]

Is it ye who foster it, or are We the Fosterer ?

[56:65]

If We willed, We verily could make it chaff, then would ye cease not to exclaim:

[56:66]

Lo! we are laden with debt!

[56:67]

Nay, but we are deprived!

[56:68]

Have ye observed the water which ye drink ?

[56:69]

Is it ye who shed it from the raincloud, or are We the Shedder ?

[56:70]

If We willed We verily could make it bitter. Why then, give ye not thanks ?

[56:71]

Have ye observed the fire which ye strike out;

[56:72]

Was it ye who made the tree thereof to grow, or were We the grower ?

[56:73]

We, even We, appointed it a memorial and a comfort for the dwellers in the wilderness.

[56:74]

Therefor (O Muhammad), praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous.

[56:75]

Nay, I swear by the places of the stars -

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And lo! that verily is a tremendous oath, if ye but knew -