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