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When the sun is overthrown, |
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And when the stars fall, |
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And when the hills are moved, |
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And when the camels big with young are abandoned, |
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And when the wild beasts are herded together, |
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And when the seas rise, |
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And when souls are reunited, |
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And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked |
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For what sin she was slain, |
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And when the pages are laid open, |
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And when the sky is torn away, |
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And when hell is lighted, |
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And when the Garden is brought nigh, |
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(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready. |
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Oh, but I call to witness the planets, |
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The stars which rise and set, |
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And the close of night, |
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And the breath of morning |
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That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger, |
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Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne, |
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(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy; |
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And your comrade is not mad. |
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Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon. |
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And he is not avid of the Unseen. |
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Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned. |
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Whither then go ye ? |
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This is naught else than a reminder unto creation, |
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Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight. |
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And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation. |
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