The Cessation

And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

And when the wild beasts are herded together,

And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked

(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.

That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,

Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,

Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.

This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.