The Qur'an, 81. at-Takwir
81. at-Takwir: The Cessation
1 When the sun is overthrown,
2 And when the stars fall,
3 And when the hills are moved,
4 And when the camels big with
young are abandoned,
5 And when the wild beasts are
herded together,
6 And when the seas rise,
7 And when souls are reunited,
8 And when the girl-child that
was buried alive is asked
9 For what sin she was slain,
10 And when the pages are laid
open,
11 And when the sky is torn
away,
12 And when hell is lighted,
13 And when the Garden is brought
nigh,
14 (Then) every soul will know
what it hath made ready.
15 Oh, but I call to witness
the planets,
16 The stars which rise and
set,
17 And the close of night,
18 And the breath of morning
19 That this is in truth the
word of an honoured messenger,
20 Mighty, established in the
presence of the Lord of the Throne,
21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
22 And your comrade is not mad.
23 Surely he beheld Him on the
clear horizon.
24 And he is not avid of the
Unseen.
25 Nor is this the utterance
of a devil worthy to be stoned.
26 Whither then go ye ?
27 This is naught else than
a reminder unto creation,
28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth
to walk straight.
29 And ye will not, unless (it
be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
