Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhen the sun is overthrown,
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At-Takwir · The Overthrowing
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when the stars fall,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when the hills are moved,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when the camels big with young are abandoned,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when the wild beasts are herded together,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when the seas rise,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when souls are reunited,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallFor what sin she was slain,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when the pages are laid open,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when the sky is torn away,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when hell is lighted,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when the Garden is brought nigh,
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOh, but I call to witness the planets,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe stars which rise and set,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the close of night,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the breath of morning
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallMighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd your comrade is not mad.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSurely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd he is not avid of the Unseen.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallNor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhither then go ye?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThis is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallUnto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).
