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And the people of the left—how ˹miserable˺ will they be!

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˹They will be˺ in scorching heat and boiling water,

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in the shade of black smoke,

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neither cool nor refreshing.

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Indeed, before this ˹torment˺ they were spoiled by luxury,

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and persisted in the worst of sin.1

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They used to ask ˹mockingly˺, “When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?

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And our forefathers as well?”

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Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Most certainly, earlier and later generations

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will surely be gathered ˹together˺ for the appointed Day.

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