The Good Life
The Day of Reward and Retribution
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THE DAY OF REWARD AND
RETRIBUTION
When the sky is cleft asunder; when the stars scatter
and the oceans burst beyond their bounds; when
the graves are overturned; each soul will know
what it has sent ahead and it has left behind. O
man! What evil has enticed you away from your
gracious Lord who created you, gave you an
upright form, and well-proportioned you? In
whatever shape He willed, He moulded you. Yet,
you deny the Last Judgement. Surely there are
guardians watching over you, noble recorders who
know of all your actions. The righteous shall surely
dwell in Bliss. But the wicked shall burn in a
blazing fire on the Judgement-Day; which they shall
not be able to evade. Would that you knew what the
Day of Judgement is! Oh, would that you knew
what the Day of Judgement is! A Day when no soul
shall be of the least avail to another soul; for on that
Day all sovereignty is God’s alone (82:1-19).
