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English - Chapter 81
Translation by A. J. Arberry
Verse 1
When the sun shall be darkened
Verse 2
when the stars shall be thrown down
Verse 3
when the mountains shall be set moving
Verse 4
when the pregnant camels shall be neglected
Verse 5
when the savage beasts shall be mustered
Verse 6
when the seas shall be set boiling
Verse 7
when the souls shall be coupled
Verse 8
when the buried infant shall be asked
Verse 9
for what sin she was slain
Verse 10
when the scrolls shall be unrolled
Verse 11
when heaven shall be stripped off
Verse 12
when Hell shall be set blazing
Verse 13
when Paradise shall be brought nigh
Verse 14
then shall a soul know what it has produced
Verse 15
No! I swear by the slinkers
Verse 16
the runners, the sinkers
Verse 17
by the night swarming
Verse 18
by the dawn sighing
Verse 19
truly this is the word of a noble Messenger
Verse 20
having power, with the Lord of the Throne secure
Verse 21
obeyed, moreover trusty
Verse 22
Your companion is not possessed
Verse 23
he truly saw him on the clear horizon
Verse 24
he is not niggardly of the Unseen
Verse 25
And it is not the word of an accursed Satan
Verse 26
where then are you going
Verse 27
It is naught but a Reminder unto all beings
Verse 28
for whosoever of you who would go straight
Verse 29
but will you shall not, unless God wills, the Lord of all Being