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Most certainly, one exceeds all bounds
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once they think they are self-sufficient.
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˹But˺ surely to your Lord is the return ˹of all˺.
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Have you seen the man who prevents
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a servant ˹of Ours˺ from praying?1
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What if this ˹servant˺ is ˹rightly˺ guided,
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or encourages righteousness?
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What if that ˹man˺ persists in denial and turns away?
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Does he not know that Allah sees ˹all˺?
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But no! If he does not desist, We will certainly drag him by the forelock—
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a lying, sinful forelock.1
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So let him call his associates.
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We will call the wardens of Hell.
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Again, no! Never obey him ˹O Prophet˺! Rather, ˹continue to˺ prostrate and draw near ˹to Allah˺.
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