By the Name
God
the Fount-of-All-Mercy
the Ever-Merciful
by the dawn
and ten nights
by the even and the odd
by the night when it leaves
in that is an oath
for those with minds
have you not seen
what your Liege did with Ad
and Iram
of the high pillars
the like of which
was not created
in any other land
and Thamood
who carved out
the rocks in the valley
and Pharaoh
of the tent pegs
all of whom
were wicked in their lands
and spread sickness there
your Liege set loose on them
a scourge of punishment
surely your Liege
is always on the watch
as for humans
whenever their Liege
tests them
and honours them
and blesses them
they say
"My Liege has honoured me"
but when Hu tests them
and holds back
Hu's providing
then they say
"My Liege has shamed me"
no indeed
you do not
honour the orphan
and you do not urge
the feeding of the poor
and you use up
all you are given
greedily
and you love wealth
with a passionate love
no indeed
when the earth is
ground to powder
and your Liege comes
and the Angels
rank upon rank
on that day
Hell is brought out
on that day
humans will remember
and how will
the Remembering
be for them?
they shall say
"I wish that I had
prepared for my life now"
on that day
no-one will punish
like Hu punishes
no-one will bind up
as Hu binds
soul at peace
return to your Liege
well-pleased
well-pleasing
enter among My servants
enter My Garden