would that enjoyment be of any benefit to them ˹at all˺?
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We have never destroyed a society without warners
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to remind ˹them˺, for We would never wrong ˹anyone˺.
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It was not the devils who brought this ˹Quran˺ down:
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it is not for them ˹to do so˺, nor can they,
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for they are strictly barred from ˹even˺ overhearing ˹it˺.1
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So do not ever call upon any other god besides Allah, or you will be one of the punished.
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And warn ˹all, starting with˺ your closest relatives,
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and be gracious to the believers who follow you.
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But if they disobey you, say, “I am certainly free of what you do.”
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Put your trust in the Almighty, Most Merciful,
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Who sees you when you rise ˹for prayer at night˺,
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as well as your movements ˹in prayer˺ along with ˹fellow˺ worshippers.
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He ˹alone˺ is indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
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Shall I inform you of whom the devils ˹actually˺ descend upon?
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They descend upon every sinful liar,
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who gives an ˹attentive˺ ear ˹to half-truths˺, mostly passing on sheer lies.1
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As for poets, they are followed ˹merely˺ by deviants.
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Do you not see how they rant in every field,1
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only saying what they never do?
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Except those who believe, do good, remember Allah often, and ˹poetically˺ avenge ˹the believers˺ after being wrongfully slandered. The wrongdoers will come to know what ˹evil˺ end they will meet.
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