| | T.B.Irving rendition of Surah The Overthrowing, The Cessation(at-Takwir)
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| 81:1 | | When the sun has been extinguished, |
| 81:2 | | when the stars slip out of place, |
| 81:3 | | when the mountains travel along, |
| 81:4 | | when ten-month pregnant camels are neglected, |
| 81:5 | | when wild beasts are herded together, |
| 81:6 | | when the seas overflow, |
| 81:7 | | when souls are reunited, |
| 81:8 | | when the buried girl is asked |
| 81:9 | | for what offence she has been killed, |
| 81:10 | | when scriptures are unrolled, |
| 81:11 | | when the sky is stripped bare, |
| 81:12 | | when Hades is set blazing, |
| 81:13 | | when the Garden is brought close, |
| 81:14 | | each soul shall know what it has prepared! |
| 81:15 | | So I swear by the planets |
| 81:16 | | moving, sweeping along, |
| 81:17 | | and night as it draws on, |
| 81:18 | | and morn when it breathes again, |
| 81:19 | | it is a statement by a generous messenger |
| 81:20 | | possessing strength established by the One Enthroned |
| 81:21 | | Who is to be Obeyed and more than that is Trustworthy. |
| 81:22 | | Your companion is not crazy! |
| 81:23 | | He saw him on the clear horizon; |
| 81:24 | | nor was he grudging about the Unseen. |
| 81:25 | | Nor is it a statement [made] by some outcast Satan. |
| 81:26 | | So where are you (all) heading for? |
| 81:27 | | It is merely a Reminder to [everyone in] the Universe. |
| 81:28 | | So anyone of you who wishes may go straight. |
| 81:29 | | Yet you will only wish whatever God, Lord of the Universe, may wish. |
