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البسيط

Do not swear by truth or lies,

For if you refuse, swear by Allah,

لا تَحلِفَنَّ عَلى صِدقٍ وَلا كِذبٍ

فَإِن أَبَيتَ فَعَدِّ الحَلفَ بِاللَهِ

For you have hinted at a meaning that has news,

And minds are awed by its miraculous eloquence and divinity.

فَقَد أَشَرتَ إِلى مَعنىً لَهُ نَبَأٌ

وافى العُقولَ بِإِعجازٍ وَإيلاهِ

Every rational being fears His punishment,

Even if the heedless fool wraps himself in denial's garb.

يَخافُ كُلُّ رَشيدٍ مِن عُقوبَتِهِ

وَإِن تَلَفَّعَ ثَوبَ الغافِلِ اللاهي