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When the sun is overthrown,

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verse 2

And when the stars fall,

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verse 3

And when the hills are moved,

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verse 4

And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

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verse 5

And when the wild beasts are herded together,

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verse 6

And when the seas rise,

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verse 7

And when souls are reunited,

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verse 8

And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked

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verse 9

For what sin she was slain,

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verse 10

And when the pages are laid open,

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verse 11

And when the sky is torn away,

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verse 12

And when hell is lighted,

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verse 13

And when the Garden is brought nigh,

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verse 14

(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.

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verse 15

Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

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verse 16

The stars which rise and set,

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verse 17

And the close of night,

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verse 18

And the breath of morning

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verse 19

That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,

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verse 20

Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,

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verse 21

(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

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verse 22

And your comrade is not mad.

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verse 23

Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

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verse 24

And he is not avid of the Unseen.

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verse 25

Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.

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verse 26

Whither then go ye?

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verse 27

This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

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verse 28

Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

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verse 29

And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.

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