IslamAwakened.com Qur'an Tafsir of Surah at-Takwir - The Overthrowing, The Cessation as rendered by
Linda “iLHam” Barto
81:1
When the sun folds!
81:2
When the stars fade away!
81:3
When the mountains vanish!
81:4
When the full-term, pregnant camels are abandoned!
81:5
When the wild beasts herd together!
81:6
When the oceans are swollen!
81:7
When the souls are paired [with their bodies]!
81:8
When the baby girl, buried alive, is questioned…
81:9
…for what crime she was killed!
81:10
When the scrolls are laid open!
81:11
When the sky is stripped!
81:12
When Hell is ignited!
81:13
When Paradise is presented!
81:14
Each soul will then know what it has forwarded.
81:15
Truly, I [the Lord] attest by the planets that recede,…
81:16
…orbit, and set.
81:17
[I attest by] the night as it dissipates…
81:18
…and the dawn as it breathes.
81:19
Truly, this is the statement of a most honorable messenger [the angel Gabriel].
81:20
[He is] empowered and honored before the Lord of the Throne.
81:21
[He is] respectful and faithful.
81:22
Also, your companion [the Prophet] is not possessed [of an evil spirit].
81:23
Without a doubt, he saw (Gabriel) on the horizon, clearly.
81:24
(The Prophet) does not withhold knowledge of the unseen.
81:25
It is not the word of Satan, the condemned.
81:26
Where will you go?
81:27
This is no less than a message to the worlds.
81:28
[It is] for whoever among you will go straight.
81:29
You cannot plan except as Allah wills. [He is] the Lord of the Worlds.
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