Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
And when the stars fall,
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
And when the mountains are removed
And when the hills are moved,
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
And when the wild beasts are gathered
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
And when the seas are filled with flame
And when the seas rise,
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
And when the souls are paired
And when souls are reunited,
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
For what sin she was killed
For what sin she was slain,
For what crime she was killed;
And when the pages are made public
And when the pages are laid open,
When the scrolls are laid open;
And when the sky is stripped away
And when the sky is torn away,
When the world on High is unveiled;
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
And when hell is lighted,
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
And when Paradise is brought near,
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
And when the Garden is brought near; -
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
The stars which rise and set,
Go straight, or hide;
And by the night as it closes in
And the close of night,
And the Night as it dissipates;
And by the dawn when it breathes
And the breath of morning
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
And your comrade is not mad.
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
So where are you going?
Whither then go ye ?
When whither go ye?
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.