Chapter 81, 29 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the sun is wound round and its light is lost and is overthrown.
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
And when the stars fall,
And when the stars fall.
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
And when the hills are moved,
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
And when the seas rise,
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
And when souls are reunited,
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
For what sin she was slain,
For what sin, was she killed?
For what crime she was killed;
And when the pages are laid open,
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
When the scrolls are laid open;
And when the sky is torn away,
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
When the world on High is unveiled;
And when hell is lighted,
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
And when Paradise is brought near.
And when the Garden is brought near; -
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
The stars which rise and set,
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
Go straight, or hide;
And the close of night,
And by the night as it departs.
And the Night as it dissipates;
And the breath of morning
And by the dawn as it brightens.
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Verily, this is the Word (this Qur'an brought by) a most honourable messenger [Jibril (Gabril), from Allah to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم].
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
And your comrade is not mad.
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Whither then go ye ?
Then where are you going?
When whither go ye?
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.