| | Linda “iLHam” Barto rendition of Surah The Overthrowing, The Cessation(at-Takwir)
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| 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. |
