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they that have recognized the splendors of Sinai have
swooned away in the wilderness of hesitation, before
the awful majesty of thy Lord, the Lord of creation.
The trumpet asketh: `Hath the Bugle been sounded?'
Say: `Yea, by the King of Revelation!, when He
mounted the throne of His Name, the All-Merciful.'
Darkness hath been chased away by the dawning-light
of the mercy of thy Lord, the Source of all
light. The breeze of the All-Merciful hath wafted,
and the souls have been quickened in the tombs of
their bodies. Thus hath the decree been fulfilled by
God, the Mighty, the Beneficent. They that have
gone astray have said: `When were the heavens cleft
asunder?' Say: `While ye lay in the graves of waywardness
and error.' Among the heedless is he who
rubbeth his eyes, and looketh to the right and to the
left. Say: `Blinded art thou. No refuge hast thou
to flee to.' And among them is he who saith: `Have
men been gathered together?' Say: `Yea, by my
Lord!, whilst thou didst lie in the cradle of idle fancies.'
And among them is he who saith: `Hath the
Book been sent down through the power of the true
Faith?' Say: `The true Faith itself is astounded. Fear
ye, O ye men of understanding heart!' And among
them is he who saith: `Have I been assembled with
others, blind?' Say: `Yea, by Him that rideth upon
the clouds!' Paradise is decked with mystic roses,
and hell hath been made to blaze with the fire of the
impious. Say: `The light hath shone forth from the
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