English - Chapter 81 - At-Takwir

WHEN THE SUN is folded up

The stars turn dim and scatter

The mountains made to move

The ten-month pregnant female camels are abandoned

The wild beasts stampede on the run

When the oceans surge and swell

When souls are reunited (with the bodies)

And the little girl buried alive is asked

For what crime she was put to death

When the ledgers are laid open

The curtain drawn back from the skies

When Hell is set ablaze

And Paradise brought near

(Then) every soul will know what it had prepared (for itself)

So, I call the receding stars to witness

The planets withdrawing into themselves

The closing night

The rising dawn

That this is indeed the word of an honoured Messenger

Full of power, well-established (in position) with the Lord and Master of the Throne

Obeyed and worthy there of trust

Your companion is not mad

He had surely seen Him on the clear horizon

He is not chary of making public what is unknown

This is not the utterance of an accursed devil

So whither do you stray

This is a reminder for all the peoples of the world

For those of you who desire to walk the path that is straight

Though you cannot desire except as God will, the Lord of all the worlds