| | Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim rendition of Surah The Overthrowing, The Cessation(at-Takwir)
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| 81:1 | | When once the sun is contracted and loses light and becomes dim |
| 81:2 | | The stars emit no light, lose aspect, contribute to cosmic catastrophes and they are no longer in trim |
| 81:3 | | The mountains are put in motion and vanish |
| 81:4 | | The precious pregnant she - camels are forsaken |
| 81:5 | | The wild beasts are thronged |
| 81:6 | | The seas boil and become inundated |
| 81:7 | | The like are consorted with the like, joined in companionship and associated (or the souls embodied |
| 81:8 | | The entombed - alive female infant is asked |
| 81:9 | | For what guilt was she made to suffer infanticide |
| 81:10 | | And when the records are laid open and are open wide |
| 81:11 | | And when the heaven is erased |
| 81:12 | | And when Hell is blazed |
| 81:13 | | And when Paradise is brought close at hand |
| 81:14 | | Then, every soul becomes fully cognizant of what she brought along of deeds imprinted with wisdom and piety or works imprinted with iniquity and impiety |
| 81:15 | | I swear by the heavenly bodies that recede |
| 81:16 | | The planets which in a retrograde motion do proceed |
| 81:17 | | And by the night when she feels her way and then softly moves away |
| 81:18 | | And by the morn when it draws the breath of relief and heyday |
| 81:19 | | That it -the Quran- is the word of Allah conveyed by a distinguished Messenger Jibril (Gabriel) who is regarded with honour |
| 81:20 | | He is quite powerful and he is endued from the Throne of grace with high esteem |
| 81:21 | | And he is obeyed in the realm and to his trust he is faithfully supreme |
| 81:22 | | Nor is your companion the -Prophet Muhammad- possessed by an evil spirit |
| 81:23 | | For he certainly saw him -the angel Jibril- at the clear horizon |
| 81:24 | | Nor should he be accused of withholding any heavenly or divine knowledge of the unseen |
| 81:25 | | Nor is it -the Quran- the word of an accursed spirit |
| 81:26 | | How could you think this way and where can you turn |
| 81:27 | | This Quran is but a universal message and an admonition of great concern |
| 81:28 | | For him who, among you, wishes to follow the path of rectitude which is the path in the main |
| 81:29 | | But even then you cannot exercise your will unless it be Allah's will; He is the Creator of the worlds |
