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The Qur'an Sura CII — DESIRE

J. M. Rodwell, 1861 · Public domain · about this text

1THE DESIRE of increasing riches occupieth you,
2Till ye come to the grave.
3Nay! but in the end ye shall know
4Nay! once more,in the end ye shall know your folly.
5Nay! would that ye knew it with knowledge of certainty!
6Surely ye shall see hell-fire.
7Then shall ye surely see it with the eye of certainty;
8Then shall ye on that day be taken to task concerning pleasures.

Suras are in the standard order; verse divisions follow Rodwell's 1861 edition and do not always match the standard ayah numbering.