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                                  vain or sinful talk,  26  only the also our forefathers?’  49  Say,
                                  words of peace and tranquillity. ‘Indeed, the earlier ones and the
                                    27  Those on the Right, how later ones  50  will indeed be
                                  fortunate are those on the Right! gathered together at a fixed time
                                  28  They shall recline on high on an appointed Day.  51  Then
                                  amidst lote trees without thorns you, you misguided ones, who
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                                    and clustered bananas,  and deny the truth,  shall eat the
                                  spreading shade  31  and flowing fruit of the tree of Zaqqum,
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                                  water,  and fruits in abundance,  53  and fill your bellies with it,
                                  33  never-ending and unrestricted,  54  and shall drink boiling water
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                                  34  on raised couches.  We have on top of that.  You shall drink
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                                  created maidens perfectly  and it as the thirsty camels drink.’
                                  made them virgins,  37  loving  56  This  shall  be  their
                                  companions, matching in age, entertainment on the Day of
                                  38  for those on the Right,  39 a Judgement.
                                  large group of the earlier people  57 We have created you: why
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                                    and a large group of those of then do you not accept the truth?
                                  later times.               58  Have you thought about [the
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                                      Those on the Left: how semen] that you discharge—
                                  unfortunate are those on the Left!  59  did you create it or did We?
                                  42  They will find themselves in  60  It is We who have ordained
                                  scorching wind and scalding death for all of you; and We
                                  water,  43 and under the shadow cannot be prevented  61  from
                                  of black smoke,  44  neither cool replacing you by others like
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                                  nor refreshing.  They had been yourselves or changing your
                                  affluent before,  46  and they forms and re-creating you in
                                  persisted obstinately in awful forms that you know nothing of.
                                  sin,  47 and they used to say,  62  You have certainly known the
                                  ‘What! After we have died and first creation. Why, then, do you
                                  become dust and bones, shall we not take heed?  63  Have you
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                                  indeed be raised up again?  And thought about what crops you
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