A challenger1 has demanded a punishment bound to come
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for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—
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from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent,
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˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit1 will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length.2
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So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience.
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They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible,
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but We see it as inevitable.
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On that Day the sky will be like molten brass
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and the mountains like ˹tufts of˺ wool.
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And no close friend will ask ˹about˺ their friends,
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˹although˺ they will be made to see each other. The wicked will wish to ransom themselves from the punishment of that Day by their children,
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