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O God,
as for the Bearers of Thy
Throne,47 who
never flag in glorifying
Thee,
never become weary of calling
Thee holy,
never tire of worshipping
Thee,
never prefer curtailment over
diligence in Thy command,
and are never heedless of
passionate love for Thee; |
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Seraphiel,
the Owner of the Trumpet,
fixed in his gaze,
awaiting Thy permission
and the descent of the Command,
that he may arouse through the Blast
the hostages thrown down in the graves; |
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Michael,
possessor of standing with Thee
and a raised up place in Thy obedience; |
| 4 |
Gabriel,
entrusted with Thy revelation,
obeyed by the inhabitants of Thy heavens,
distinguished in Thy Presence,48
brought nigh to Thee; |
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the spirit who is over the angels of the veils;49
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and the spirit
who is of Thy command50 -
bless them and the angels
below them:
the residents in Thy heavens,
those entrusted with Thy
messages, |
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those who become not wearied by perseverance,
or exhausted and flagged by toil,
whom passions distract not from glorifying Thee,
and whose magnification of Thee is never cut off
by the inattention of heedless moments; |
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their eyes lowered,
they do not attempt to look at Thee;
their chins bowed,
they have long desired what is with Thee;
unrestrained in mentioning Thy boons,
they remain humble before Thy mightiness
and the majesty of Thy magnificence; |
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those who say when they look upon Gehenna
roaring over the people who disobeyed Thee:
'Glory be to Thee,
we have not worshipped Thee
with the worship Thou deservest!' |
| 10 |
Bless them,
and Thy angels who are the
Reposeful,
those of proximity to Thee,
those who carry the unseen to
Thy messengers,
those entrusted with Thy
revelation, |
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the tribes of angels
whom Thou hast singled out for Thyself,
freed from need for food and drink by their calling Thee holy,
and made to dwell inside Thy heavens' layers, |
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those who will stand upon the heavens' borders51
when the Command descends to complete Thy promise, |
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the keepers of the rain,
the drivers of the clouds, |
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him at whose driving's sound is heard the rolling of thunder,
and when the reverberating clouds swim before his driving,
bolts of lightning flash; |
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the escorts of snow and hail,
the descenders with the drops
of rain when they fall,
the watchers over the
treasuries of the winds,
those charged with the
mountains lest they disappear, |
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those whom Thou hast taught the weights of the waters
and the measures contained by torrents and masses of rain; |
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the angels who are Thy messengers to the people of the earth
with the disliked affliction that comes down
and the beloved ease; |
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the devoted, noble scribes,52
the watchers, noble writers,53
the angel of death and his
helpers,
Munkar and Nakir,54
Rumaan, the tester in the
graves,55
the circlers of the Inhabited
House,56
Malik57 and the guardians,
Ridwan58 and the gatekeepers of the gardens, |
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those who disobey not God in What He commands them
and do What they are commanded;59 |
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those who say, Peace be upon you, for that you were patient
- and fair is the Ultimate Abode;60 |
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the Zabaniya, who, when it is said to them,
take him, and fetter him,
then roast him in hell,61
hasten to accomplish it,
nor do they give him any respite;62 |
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him whom we have failed to mention,
not knowing his place with Thee,
nor with which command Thou hast charged him; |
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and the residents in the air, the earth, and the water,
and those of them charged over the creatures; |
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bless them on the day when every soul will come,
with it a driver and a witness,63 |
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and bless them with a blessing that will add
honour to their honour
and purity to their purity. |
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O God,
and when Thou blessest Thy
angels and Thy messengers
and Thou extendest our
blessings to them,
bless us through the good
words about them
which Thou hast opened up for us!
Thou art Munificent,
Generous. |