About Us 37 As-Saffat | Those Who Set The Ranks
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By the arrangers in ranks.
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By the forces that repel.
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By the memory which follows.
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Your god is indeed One.
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The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and what lies between them, and Lord of the easts.
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We have adorned the lowest heaven with the decoration of planets.
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To guard against every rebellious devil.
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They cannot listen to the command up high; and they are bombarded from every side.
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Outcasts; they will have an eternal retribution.
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Any of them who snatches something away, he is pursued by a piercing flame.
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So ask them: "Are they the more powerful creation, or the others We created?" We have created them out of sticky clay.
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While you were awed, they simply mocked.
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When they are reminded, they do not care.
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When they see a sign, they make fun of it.
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They said, "This is nothing but evident magic!"
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"Can it be that after we die and become dust and bones, that we are resurrected?"
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"What about our fathers of old?"
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Say, "Yes, and then you will be humiliated."
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All it takes is one sound, then they will be staring.
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They said, "Woe to us, this is the day of Judgment!"
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This is the day of decisiveness that you used to deny.
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Gather the transgressors, their mates, and all they served,
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Beside God, and guide them to the path of hell.
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Let them stand and be questioned:
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"Why do you not support one another?"
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No, for today they have totally given up.
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Some of them came to each other, questioning.
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They said, "You used to entice us from the right side."
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They replied: "No, it was you who were not those who acknowledge."
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"We never had any power over you, but you were a wicked people."
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"So our Lord's decree is now upon us, that we will suffer."
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"We misled you, because we were astray."
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Then, on that day they will all share in the retribution.
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This is how We deal with the criminals.
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When it was said to them: "There is no god except God," they would be arrogant.
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They would say, "Shall we leave our gods because of a crazy poet?"
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No, he has come with the truth and he has confirmed the messengers.
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You will taste the greatest of retribution.
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You are only recompensed for what you have done.
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Except for God's servants who are dedicated.
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For them will be known provisions.
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Fruits, and they will be honored.
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In the gardens of bliss.
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On furnishings which are opposite one another.
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They will be served with cups of pure drinks.
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Clear and tasty for the drinkers.
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There is no bitterness therein, nor will they tire from it.
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With them are attendants with wide eyes and a splendid look.
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They are like fragile eggs.
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So then they approached one another, questioning.
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One of them said, "I used to have a friend."
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"Who used to say, "Are you among those who acknowledge this?"
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"That if we die and turn into dust and bones, that we would be called to account?"
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He said, "Can anyone find him?"
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So when he looked, he saw him in the midst of hell.
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He said, "By God, you nearly ruined me!"
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"Had it not been for my Lord's blessing, I would have been with you."
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"Are we then not going to die,"
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"Except for our first death, and we will not be punished?"
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Such is the greatest triumph.
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For this let those who will work endeavor.
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Is that a better destination, or the tree of bitterness?
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We have made it a punishment for the transgressors.
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It is a tree that grows in the midst of hell.
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Its shoots are like the devils' heads.
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They will eat from it, so that their bellies are filled up.
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Then they will have with it a drink of boiling liquid.
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Then they will be returned to hell.
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They had found their parents astray.
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So they too have hastened in their footsteps.
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Most of the previous generations have strayed before them.
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We had sent to them warners.
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Thus note the consequences for those who were warned.
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Except for God's servants who are dedicated.
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Noah had called upon Us, for We are the best to respond.
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We saved him and his family from the great disaster.
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We made his progeny the one that remained.
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We kept his history for those who came later.
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Peace be upon Noah among the worlds.
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It is such that We reward the righteous.
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He is of Our acknowledging servants.
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Then We drowned the others.
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From among his descendants was Abraham.
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For he came to his Lord with a pure heart.
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When he said to his father and his people: "What are you serving?"
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"Is it fabricated gods, instead of God, that you want?"
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"What do you say of the Lord of the universes?"
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Then he looked towards the stars.
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He said, "I am sick of this!"
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So they turned away from him and departed.
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He then went to their idols and said, "Can you not eat?"
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"What is the matter, you do not speak?"
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So he then turned on them, striking with his hand.
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Then they approached him outraged.
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He said, "Do you serve what you carve?"
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"While God has created you, and all that you make!"
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They said, "Build for him a structure, and then throw him into its fire."
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So they wanted to harm him, but We made them the losers.
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He said, "I am going to my Lord; He will guide me."
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"My Lord, grant me from among the righteous."
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So We gave him good news of a compassionate child.
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When he grew enough to work with him, he said, "My son, I am seeing in a dream that I am sacrificing you. What do you think?" He said, "O my father, do what you are commanded to do. You will find me, God willing, patient."
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So when they both had peacefully surrendered, and he put his forehead down.
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We called him: "O Abraham,"
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"You have acknowledged the vision." It was such that We rewarded the righteous.
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Surely, this was an exacting test.
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We ransomed him with a great animal sacrifice.
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We kept his history for those who came later.
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Peace be upon Abraham.
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It is thus that We reward the righteous.
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He was of Our acknowledging servants.
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We gave him the good news of the coming of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous.
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We blessed him and Isaac. From among their progeny, some are righteous, and some are clearly wicked.
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Indeed, We have given Our grace to Moses and Aaron.
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We saved them and their people from the great disaster.
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We supported them, so that they became the winners.
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We gave both the clear book.
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We guided them to the straight path.
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We kept their history for those who came later.
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Peace be upon Moses and Aaron.
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We thus reward the righteous.
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Both of them were among Our acknowledging servants.
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And Elias was one of the messengers.
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When he said to his people: "Would you not be righteous?"
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"Would you call on Baal and forsake the best Creator?"
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"God is your Lord, and the Lord of your fathers of old!"
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But they denied him. Thus they were called to account.
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Except for God's devoted servants.
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We kept his history for those who came later.
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Peace be upon the family of Elias.
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We thus reward the righteous.
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He was one of our acknowledging servants.
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And Lot was one of the messengers.
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When We saved him and all his family.
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Except an old woman who remained.
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Then, We destroyed the rest.
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You pass by their ruins in the morning;
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In the night. Do you not understand?
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And Jonah was one of the messengers.
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When he escaped to the charged ship.
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He was guilty, so he became among the losers.
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Thus a whale swallowed him, and he was the one to blame.
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Had it not been that he was one of those who implored,
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He would have stayed in its belly until the day of resurrection.
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So We threw him on the shore while he was sick.
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We caused seaweed to grow on him.
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We sent him to a hundred thousand, or more.
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They acknowledged, so We gave them enjoyment for a time.
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So ask them: "Are the daughters for your Lord, while the sons are for them?"
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Or did We create the controllers as females while they witnessed?
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Indeed, it is out of their falsehood that they say,
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"The son of God." They are liars.
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Has He chosen the daughters over the sons?
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What is wrong with you, how do you judge?
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Will you not remember?
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Or do you have a clear proof?
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Bring forth your book, if you are truthful.
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They invented a kinship between Him and the Jinn. But the Jinn know that they will be gathered.
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God be glorified from what they describe.
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Except for God's servants who are dedicated.
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As for you and what you serve.
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You cannot lead away from Him.
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Except those who are destined to hell.
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Every one of us has a destined place.
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We are the ones who are in columns.
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We are the ones that glorify.
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They used to say,
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"If only we had received a reminder from the previous generations,"
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"We would have surely been God's loyal servants."
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But they rejected it. They will come to know.
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Our word had been decreed to Our servants who were sent.
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That they would be made victorious.
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That Our soldiers are the winners.
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So turn away from them for awhile.
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Observe them; for they will see.
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Do they seek to hasten Our retribution?
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Then, when it descends into their courtyard, evil will be the morning, for they have already been warned.
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Turn away from them for awhile.
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Observe; for they will see.
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Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of greatness, for what they have described.
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Peace be upon the messengers.
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Praise be to God, Lord of the universes.
