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it is they who race to do good deeds, always taking the lead.

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We never require of any soul more than what it can afford. And with Us is a record which speaks the truth. None will be wronged.

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But the hearts of those ˹who disbelieve˺ are oblivious to ˹all of˺ this,1 and they have other ˹evil˺ deeds, opposite to this, in which they are engrossed.

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But as soon as We seize their elite with torment, they start to cry for help.

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˹They will be told,˺ “Do not cry for help today. Surely you will never be saved from Us.

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Indeed, My revelations were recited to you, but you used to back away ˹in disgust˺,

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boasting of the Sacred House, and babbling ˹nonsense about the Quran˺ by night.”

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Is it because they have never contemplated the Word ˹of Allah˺? Or ˹because˺ there has come to them something that did not come to their forefathers?

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Or ˹because˺ they failed to recognize their Messenger, and so they denied him?

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Or ˹because˺ they say, “He is insane?” In fact, he has come to them with the truth, but most of them are resentful of the truth.

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