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CHAP. XCIII.

Intitled, The Brightness; revealed at Mecca.


In the name of the most merciful God.
BY the brightness of the morning [a] ; and by the night, when it groweth dark: [494] thy Lord hath not forsaken thee, neither doth he hate thee [a] . Verily the life to come shall be better for thee than this present life: and thy Lord shall give thee a reward wherewith thou shalt be well pleased. Did he not find thee an orphan, and hath he not taken care of thee? And did he not find thee wandering in error, and hath he not guided thee into the truth? And did he not find thee needy, and hath he not enriched thee? Wherefore oppress not the orphan: neither repulse the beggar: but declare the goodness of thy Lord.

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[a] By the brightness of the morning;] The original word properly signifies the bright part of the day, when the sun shines full out, three or four hours after it is risen.

[a] Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee, &c.] It is related that no revelation having been vouchsafed to Mohammed for several days, in answer to some questions put to him by the Koreish, because he had confidently promised to resolve them the next day, without adding the exception, if it please God [1] , or because he had repulsed an importunate beggar, or else because a dead puppy lay under his seat, or for some other reason; his enemies said that God had left him: whereupon this chapter was sent down for his consolation [2] .

[1] See chap. 18. p. 241.

[2] Al Beidawi, Jallal.