81. Surah At-Takwir
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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
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And when the stars fall, dispersing,
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And when the mountains are removed
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And when full-term she-camels1 are neglected
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And when the wild beasts are gathered
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And when the seas are filled with flame1
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And when the souls are paired1
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And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
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For what sin she was killed
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And when the pages1 are spread [i.e., made public]
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And when the sky is stripped away
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And when Hellfire is set ablaze
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And when Paradise is brought near,
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A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].1
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So I swear by the retreating stars -
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Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]
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And by the night as it closes in1
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And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]
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[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]
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[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
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Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
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And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.1
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And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.1
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And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.1
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And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
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So where are you going?1
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It is not except a reminder to the worlds
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For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
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And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.
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