Allah shall cast them in the fire
Whose fuel is the cursed! there shall they
Endure the ever-burning agony
Consuming[75] still in flames, and still renewed.
LOBABA.
But is their knowledge therefore in itself
Unlawful?
THALABA.
That were foolishness to think.
LOBABA.
O what a glorious animal were Man,
Knew he but his own powers! and knowing gave them
Room for their growth and spread! the Horse obeys
His guiding will, the patient Camel bears him
Over these wastes of sand, the Pigeon wafts
His bidding thro’ the sky: and with these triumphs
He rests contented! with these ministers,
When he might awe the Elements, and make
Myriads of Spirits serve him!
THALABA.
But as how!
By a league with Hell, a covenant that binds
The soul to utter death!
LOBABA.