81. At-Takwir | 29 verses | The Overthrowing | Meccan

1. When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

2. And when the stars fall, dispersing,

3. And when the mountains are removed

4. And when full-term she-camels are neglected

5. And when the wild beasts are gathered

6. And when the seas are filled with flame

7. And when the souls are paired

8. And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

9. For what sin she was killed

10. And when the pages are made public

11. And when the sky is stripped away

12. And when Hellfire is set ablaze

13. And when Paradise is brought near,

14. A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

15. So I swear by the retreating stars -

16. Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

17. And by the night as it closes in

18. And by the dawn when it breathes

19. [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

20. [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

21. Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

22. And your companion is not [at all] mad.

23. And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

24. And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

25. And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

26. So where are you going?

27. It is not except a reminder to the worlds

28. For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

29. And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.