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I do call to witness this City;-
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And thou art a freeman of this City;-
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And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;-
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Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
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Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
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He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
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Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
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Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?-
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And a tongue, and a pair of lips?-
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And shown him the two highways?
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But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
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And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?-
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(It is:) freeing the bondman;
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Or the giving of food in a day of privation
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To the orphan with claims of relationship,
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Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
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Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
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Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
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But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
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On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).