The Darkening

In the name of God the Most Gracious, The Merciful

when the sun is folded up
and the sky darkens
and the mountains disappear
and the pregnant camel looks after herself
and the wild beasts all come together
and the sea boils over
and each soul comes together;
and when a female buried alive is questioned
for what crime she was killed;
and when the holy Book is opened
and Heaven crashed down
and the burning fire is kindled
and Paradise is brought close
then each sould will know what it has introduced.
I witness the planets
turning vessels,
through the night as it starts to fall
and the start of the day as it lights up!
And this is the word of a noble Messenger,
someone with power and status before He who
sits on the Throne,
obedient and faithful.
Your companion is not someone who is mad,
but has seen him on the clear horizon,
He does not obstinately withhold mystery
not is it the expression of cursed Satan!
where do you go?
This is a warning for creation,
to whichever of you wishes to follow the recommended path.
But you will not will except as God wishes,
the Lord of creation!

I find this to be one of the most beautiful and powerful Sura. The translation above, I suppose, could never fully capture or reproduce the true beauty and rhythm of the original in Arabic, but the potency and force in each lines touches me deeply. Me, someone so full of shit and sins.