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81. At-Takwir - The Overthrowing
| 1 | WHEN THE SUN is folded up, |
| 2 | The stars turn dim and scatter, |
| 3 | The mountains made to move, |
| 4 | The ten-month pregnant female camels are abandoned, |
| 5 | The wild beasts stampede on the run, |
| 6 | When the oceans surge and swell, |
| 7 | When souls are reunited (with the bodies) |
| 8 | And the little girl buried alive is asked |
| 9 | For what crime she was put to death; |
| 10 | When the ledgers are laid open, |
| 11 | The curtain drawn back from the skies, |
| 12 | When Hell is set ablaze, |
| 13 | And Paradise brought near, |
| 14 | (Then) every soul will know what it had prepared (for itself). |
| 15 | So, I call the receding stars to witness, |
| 16 | The planets withdrawing into themselves, |
| 17 | The closing night, |
| 18 | The rising dawn, |
| 19 | That this is indeed the word of an honoured Messenger, |
| 20 | Full of power, well-established (in position) with the Lord and Master of the Throne, |
| 21 | Obeyed and worthy there of trust. |
| 22 | Your companion is not mad. |
| 23 | He had surely seen Him on the clear horizon. |
| 24 | He is not chary of making public what is unknown. |
| 25 | This is not the utterance of an accursed devil. |
| 26 | So whither do you stray? |
| 27 | This is a reminder for all the peoples of the world, |
| 28 | For those of you who desire to walk the path that is straight, |
| 29 | Though you cannot desire except as God will, the Lord of all the worlds. |