XXXIV. Whatsoever[108] verse We abrogate or cause _thee_ to forget, We will produce one better than it or like unto it. Dost thou not know that God is all-powerful? Dost thou not know that to God _belongeth_ the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and that beside God ye have no protector or defender? (ii. 100, 101.) XXXV. When We substitute a verse in the stead of a verse (and God best knoweth what He revealeth), they say, ‘Thou art but a forger!’—but the greater number of them know not! SAY, The Holy Spirit _Gabriel_ hath brought it down from thy Lord with truth, to stablish those who have believed, and as a direction and good tidings unto the Muslims. And We well know that they say, ‘Only a man[109] teacheth him.’ The tongue of him to whom they incline is foreign, and this _is the_ perspicuous Arabic tongue. (xvi. 103-105). XXXVI. SAY, If the sea were ink, for _writing_ the words of my Lord, the sea would be dried up or ever the words of my Lord were exhausted; and [so] if we brought its like in aid.[110] (xviii. 109). _THE RESURRECTION, PARADISE, AND HELL._ XXXVII. †The Striking! what is the Striking? And what shall teach thee what the Striking is? _It is_ a day when men shall be like scattered moths, And the mountains like carded wool! Then as for him whose balances are heavy, his shall be a life well-pleasing. As for him whose balances are light, his abode shall be the Pit. And what shall teach thee what that is? A raging fire! (ci.) XXXVIII. †When the earth is shaken with her shaking, And the earth hath cast forth her dead,[111] And man shall say, ‘What aileth her?’ On that day shall she tell out her tidings, Because thy Lord hath inspired her. On that day shall men come one by one to behold their works, And whosoever shall have wrought an ant’s weight of good shall behold it, And whosoever shall have wrought an ant’s weight of ill shall behold it. (xcix.) XXXIX. †When the heaven shall be cloven asunder, And when the stars shall be scattered, And when the seas shall be let loose, And when the graves shall be turned upside-down, _Every_ soul shall know what it hath done and left undone. O man! what hath seduced thee from thy generous Lord, Who created thee and fashioned thee and disposed thee aright? In the form which pleased Him hath He fashioned thee. Nay, but ye treat the Judgment as a lie. Verily there are watchers over you, Worthy recorders, Knowing what ye do. Verily in delight shall the righteous dwell; And verily the wicked in Hell[-Fire]; They shall be burnt at it on the day of doom, And they shall not be hidden from it. And what shall teach thee what the Day of Judgment is? Again: What shall teach thee what is the Day of Judgment? _It is_ a day when one soul shall be powerless for another soul; and all on that day shall be in the hands of God. (lxxxii.)