Sol 5.6

  1. In Sūrat al-Aʿrāf are mentioned

    three verses called “the Guards.”

  2. When the All-Merciful cared for the Chosen One,

    amid his anguish they gave their very selves for him.

  3. If we recite them when fear is upon us,

    by faith’s decree they become like night sentries.

  4. No verse like them has reassured

    our souls, save the one in Sūrat ʿAbasa.

  5. The Deafening Blast has come—so heed it;

    for it is the very wealth of the afflicted.

  6. It has manifested its effects among us

    in this worldly abode of ours, and has not despaired.

  7. Not everyone knows of it—

    only one who is sound of eye, not of head.

Sol 5.6