Surah Takwir
Contents
When the sun is rolled up [81:1]
and when the stars fall lusterless [81:2]
and when the mountains are blown away [81:3]
and when the pregnant camels are neglected [81:4]
and when the wild beasts are herded [81:5]
and when the oceans are flooded [81:6]
and when the souls are matched [81:7]
and when the infant girl who was buried is asked [81:8]
for what offense she was killed: [81:9]
And when the pages are opened, [81:10]
and when the sky is stripped [81:11]
and when the blaze is fired up [81:12]
and when the garden is drawn near [81:13]
each soul will know what it has brought about. [81:14]
Yes, I swear by the planets that recede, [81:15]
run, and disappear, [81:16]
and the night as it darkens [81:17]
and the dawn as it breaks [81:18]
that this is the word of a noble messenger, [81:19]
endowed with power, his rank established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne, [81:20]
obeyed and faithful there. [81:21]
So your companion is not insane— [81:22]
he saw him on the clear horizon. [81:23]
And he isn’t grudging with the unseen; [81:24]
and this isn’t the word of an accursed devil. [81:25]
So where are you going? [81:26]
This is a message to all peoples, [81:27]
for any of you who want to be upright. [81:28]
But you won’t want to unless it is the will of God, Lord of the universe. [81:29]