The Speeches & Table-Talk of the Prophet Mohammad · Prophet Muhammad
THE WRAPPING.
_In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful._ When the sun shall be WRAPPED UP, And when the stars shall fall down, And when the mountains shall be removed, And when the ten-month camels shall be neglected, And when the wild beasts shall be huddled together, And when the seas shall boil over, And when souls shall be joined to their bodies, And when the child that was buried alive shall be asked For what crime she was slain; And when the Books shall be laid open, And when the sky shall be peeled off, And when Hell shall be set a-blaze, And when Paradise shall be brought near,-- The soul shall know what it hath wrought. And I swear by the stars that hide, That move swiftly and hide, And by the darkening night, And by the breath of dawn,-- Verily this is the word of a noble messenger, Strong, firm in the favour of the Lord of the Throne, Obeyed and trusted. And your companion is not mad: Of a surety he saw [the Angel] on the clear horizon: And he is not mistrusted as to the unseen, Nor is his the speech of a pelted devil. Then whither go ye? Verily this is but a Reminder to the worlds, To whomsoever of you chooseth to walk aright: But ye shall not choose it, except God choose it, the Lord of the worlds. (lxxxi.)
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