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They all transgressed throughout the land,

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spreading much corruption there.

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So your Lord unleashed on them a scourge of punishment.1

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˹For˺ your Lord is truly vigilant.

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Now, whenever a human being is tested by their Lord through ˹His˺ generosity and blessings, they boast, “My Lord has ˹deservedly˺ honoured me!”

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But when He tests them by limiting their provision, they protest, “My Lord has ˹undeservedly˺ humiliated me!”

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Absolutely not! In fact, you are not ˹even˺ gracious to the orphan,

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nor do you urge one another to feed the poor.

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And you devour ˹others’˺ inheritance greedily,1

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and love wealth fervently.

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