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,
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
And when the stars darken,
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
And when the mountains are removed
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
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,
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,
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
And when the seas are filled with flame
And when the seas are set on fire,
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
And when the souls are paired
And when souls are united,
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
For what crime she was killed;
For what sin she was killed
For what sin she was killed,
When the scrolls are laid open;
And when the pages are made public
And when the books are spread,
When the world on High is unveiled;
And when the sky is stripped away
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
And when the hell is kindled up,
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].
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
So I swear by the retreating stars -
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Go straight, or hide;
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
And the Night as it dissipates;
And by the night as it closes in
And the night when it departs,
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
And by the dawn when it breathes
And the morning when it brightens,
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,
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,
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
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 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.
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.
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,
When whither go ye?
So where are you going?
Whither then will you go?
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,
(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.
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.