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