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When the sun shall be darkened,
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when the stars shall be thrown down,
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when the mountains shall be set moving,
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when the pregnant camels shall be neglected,
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when the savage beasts shall be mustered,
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when the seas shall be set boiling,
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when the souls shall be coupled,
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when the buried infant shall be asked
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for what sin she was slain,
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when the scrolls shall be unrolled,
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when heaven shall be stripped off;
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when Hell shall be set blazing,
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when Paradise shall be brought nigh,
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then shall a soul know what it has produced.
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No! I swear by the slinkers,
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the runners, the sinkers,
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by the night swarming,
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truly this is the word of a noble Messenger
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having power, with the Lord of the Throne secure,
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obeyed, moreover trusty.
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Your companion is not possessed;
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he truly saw him on the clear horizon;
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he is not niggardly of the Unseen.
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And it is not the word of an accursed Satan;
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where then are you going?
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It is naught but a Reminder unto all beings,
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for whosoever of you who would go straight;
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but will you shall not, unless God wills, the Lord of all Being.