The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

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The Quran 69: 26
given any Record 26 and knew nothing of my Reckoning. 27 How I
wish death had been the end of me. 28 My wealth has been no use to
me, 29 and my power has vanished.’ 30 ‘Take him, put a collar on him,
31 lead him to burn in the blazing Fire, 32 and [bind him] in a chain
seventy metres a long: 33 he would not believe in Almighty God, 34 he
never encouraged feeding the hungry, 35 so today he has no real
friend here, 36 and the only food he has is the filth 37 that only sinners
eat.’
38 So I swear by what you can see 39 and by what you cannot see:
40 this [Quran] is the speech of an honoured messenger, 41 not the
words of a poet – how little you believe! – 42 nor the words of a soothsayer
– how little you reflect! 43 This [Quran] is a message sent down
from the Lord of the Worlds: 44 if [the Prophet] had attributed some
fabrication to Us, 45 We would certainly have seized his right hand
46 and cut off his lifeblood, b 47 and none of you could have defended
him. 48 This [Quran] is a reminder for those who are aware of God.
49 We know that some of you consider it to be lies – 50 this will be a
source of bitter regret for the disbelievers – 51 but it is in fact the
certain Truth. 52 So [Prophet] glorify the name of your Lord, the
Almighty.
a A dhira is an arm’s-length.
b Literally ‘artery’.