O Allah, I seek refuge in you from the accursed Satan
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By those ˹angels˺ stripping out ˹evil souls˺ harshly,
and those pulling out ˹good souls˺ gently,
and those gliding ˹through heavens˺ swiftly,
and those taking the lead vigorously,
and those conducting affairs ˹obediently˺!
˹Consider˺ the Day ˹when˺ the quaking Blast will come to pass,1
followed by a second Blast.
˹The deniers’˺ hearts on that Day will be trembling ˹in horror˺,
with their eyes downcast.
˹But now˺ they ask ˹mockingly˺, “Will we really be restored to our former state,
even after we have been reduced to decayed bones?”
Adding, “Then such a return would be a ˹total˺ loss ˹for us˺!”
But indeed, it will take only one ˹mighty˺ Blast,
and at once they will be above ground.
Has the story of Moses reached you ˹O Prophet˺?
His Lord called him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwa,
˹commanding,˺ “Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.
And say, ‘Would you ˹be willing to˺ purify yourself,
and let me guide you to your Lord so that you will be in awe ˹of Him˺?’”
Then Moses showed him the great sign,1
but he denied and disobeyed ˹Allah˺,
then turned his back, striving ˹against the truth˺.
Then he summoned ˹his people˺ and called out,
saying, “I am your lord, the most high!”
So Allah overtook him, making him an example in this life and the next.
Surely in this is a lesson for whoever stands in awe of ˹Allah˺.
Which is harder to create: you or the sky?1 He built it,
raising it high and forming it flawlessly.
He dimmed its night, and brought forth its daylight.
As for the earth, He spread it out as well,1
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