| | Shabbir Ahmed rendition of Surah The Overthrowing, The Cessation(at-Takwir)
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| 81:1 | | When the Sun is folded up. (Monarchies come to an end) |
| 81:2 | | And when the stars lose their glow. (Tribal dictatorships fall) |
| 81:3 | | And when the mountains are moved (The 'great ones' lose their stronghold (20:105), (56:5), (78:20)) |
| 81:4 | | And when the she-camels, ten months with the young, are abandoned. (A she-camel about to deliver the young has been a precious commodity, but the means of transportation will change) |
| 81:5 | | And when the wild beasts are herded together. (The nomads and even the cannibals civilize and lead an organized collective life) |
| 81:6 | | And when the seas bustle with ships |
| 81:7 | | And when the people intermingle. (The world becomes a smaller place) |
| 81:8 | | And when the little girl that was buried alive is made to ask |
| 81:9 | | For what crime she was slain. (Women's rights will be restored) |
| 81:10 | | And when the papers are published widely |
| 81:11 | | And when the sky is unveiled. (The Space sciences advance) |
| 81:12 | | And when the Blazing Fire is ignited. (The guilty are swiftly apprehended) |
| 81:13 | | And when the Paradise is brought near. (A glimpse of it on the earth) |
| 81:14 | | (Then) every person will see what he has prepared |
| 81:15 | | Oh, but I call to witness the revolving planets |
| 81:16 | | The stars which rise and set in their orbits |
| 81:17 | | And the Night as it slowly closes upon |
| 81:18 | | And the fresh breath of the morning |
| 81:19 | | Behold, this indeed is the revealed Word in the dialect of a noble Messenger (69:40) |
| 81:20 | | Strengthened by Him Who is enthroned in His Almightiness of Supreme Control |
| 81:21 | | (The Messenger is) to be obeyed and trusted |
| 81:22 | | For, this fellow-man of yours is not a madman |
| 81:23 | | And, indeed, he has found Wisdom at its highest horizon. (53:1-7) |
| 81:24 | | And he withholds not in secret the least bit of the Revelation |
| 81:25 | | Nor is it the utterance of a rejected satanic force. (Such as desire) |
| 81:26 | | Which way, then, are you going |
| 81:27 | | This Message is no less than a Reminder and giver of eminence to all mankind |
| 81:28 | | Unto everyone of you who wills to walk aright. (1:5) |
| 81:29 | | But you cannot will it unless you abide by the Laws of the Lord of the Worlds. (4:88) |
