Al-Qalam

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Now, ˹simply˺ because he has been blessed with ˹abundant˺ wealth and children,
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whenever Our revelations are recited to him, he says, “Ancient fables!”
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We will soon mark his snout.1 
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Indeed, We have tested those ˹Meccans˺ as We tested the owners of the garden—when they swore they would surely harvest ˹all˺ its fruit in the early morning,
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leaving no thought for Allah’s Will.1
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Then it was struck by a torment from your Lord while they slept,
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so it was reduced to ashes.
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Then by daybreak they called out to each other,
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˹saying,˺ “Go early to your harvest, if you want to pick ˹all˺ the fruit.”
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