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