Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
When the sun is covered,
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 darken,
And when the stars fall,
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
And when the mountains are removed
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
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 are left untended,
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 animals are made to go forth,
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 are set on fire,
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 united,
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 female infant 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 killed,
For what sin she was slain,
When the scrolls are laid open;
And when the pages are made public
And when the books are spread,
And when the pages are laid open,
When the world on High is unveiled;
And when the sky is stripped away
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
And when the sky is torn away,
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
And when the hell is kindled up,
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,
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].
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
(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 -
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
Go straight, or hide;
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
The stars which rise and set,
And the Night as it dissipates;
And by the night as it closes in
And the night when it departs,
And the close of night,
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
And by the dawn when it breathes
And the morning when it brightens,
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
Most surely it is the Word of an honored 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],
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
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 faithful in trust.
(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 companion is not gone 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.
And of a truth he saw himself on 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.
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
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 it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
When whither go ye?
So where are you going?
Whither then will you go?
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
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
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.
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
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 you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.