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1.  *     WHEN the Heaven shall CLEAVE asunder,
 
2.  *     And when the stars shall disperse,
 
3.  *     And when the seas shall be commingled,
 
4.  *     And when the graves shall be turned upside down,
 
5.  *     Each soul shall recognise its earliest and its latest actions.
 
6.  *     O man! what hath misled thee against thy generous Lord,
 
7.  *     Who hath created thee and moulded thee and shaped thee aright?
 
8.  *     In the form which pleased Him hath He fashioned thee.
 
9.  *     Even so; but ye treat the Judgment as a lie.
 
10.  *     Yet truly there are guardians over you-
 
11.  *     Illustrious recorders-
 
12.  *     Cognisant of your actions.
 
13.  *     Surely amid delights shall the righteous dwell,
 
14.  *     But verily the impure in Hell-fire:
 
15.  *     They shall be burned at it on the day of doom,
 
16.  *     And they shall not be able to hide themselves from it.
 
17.  *     Who shall teach thee what the day of doom is?
 
18.  *     Once more. Who shall teach thee what the day of doom is?
 
19.  *     It is a day when one soul shall be powerless for another soul: all sovereignty on that day shall be with God.