trophe come to pass?' Say:
'Yea, by the Lord of Lords!' 'Is the Resurrection come?' 'Nay, more; He
Who is the Self-Subsisting hath appeared with the Kingdom of His signs.'
'Seest thou men laid low?' 'Yea, by my Lord, the Exalted, the Most High!'
'Have the tree-stumps been uprooted?' 'Yea, more; the mountains have been
scattered in dust; by Him the Lord of attributes!' They say: 'Where is
Paradise, and where is Hell?' Say: 'The one is reunion with Me; the other
thine own self, O thou who dost associate a partner with God and
doubtest.' They say: 'We see not the Balance.' Say: 'Surely, by my Lord,
the God of Mercy! None can see it except such as are endued with insight.'
'Have the stars fallen?' Say: 'Yea, when He Who is the Self-Subsisting
dwelt in the Land of Mystery (Adrianople). Take heed, ye who are endued
with discernment!' All the signs appeared when We drew forth the Hand of
Power from the bosom of majesty and might. Verily, the Crier hath cried
out, when the promised time came, and 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