WHEN the sun shall be FOLDED UP
And when the stars shall fall
And when the mountains shall be set in motion
And when the she-camels shall be abandoned
And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together
And when the seas shall boil
And when souls shall be paired with their bodies
And when the female child that had been buried alive shall be asked
For what crime she was put to death
And when the leaves of the Book shall be unrolled
And when the Heaven shall be stripped away
And when Hell shall be made to blaze
And when Paradise shall be brought near
Every soul shall know what it hath produced
It needs not that I swear by the stars of retrograde motion
Which move swiftly and hide themselves away
And by the night when it cometh darkening on
And by the dawn when it brighteneth
That this is the word of an illustrious Messenger
Endued with power, having influence with the Lord of the Throne
Obeyed there by Angels, faithful to his trust
And your compatriot is not one possessed by djinn
For he saw him in the clear horizon
Nor doth he grapple with heaven's secrets
Nor doth he teach the doctrine of a cursed Satan
Whither then are ye going
Verily, this is no other than a warning to all creatures
To him among you who willeth to walk in a straight path
But will it ye shall not, unless as God willeth it, the Lord of the worlds