The Koran (Rodwell)/XV

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The Koran (1909)
by Muhammad, translated by John Medows Rodwell, edited by Ernest Rhys

[XV.]
SURA CII.—DESIRE

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First published in 1861; second edition 1876; this edition first issued March 1909; this 4th printing issued September 1915.

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SURA CII.—DESIRE1909John Medows Rodwell

[XV.]

SURA CII.—DESIRE

Mecca.—8 Verses.

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

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

The Koran (Rodwell)/XV

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