The Overthrowing

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

[81:1]

When the sun is overthrown,

[81:2]

And when the stars fall,

[81:3]

And when the hills are moved,

[81:4]

And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

[81:5]

And when the wild beasts are herded together,

[81:6]

And when the seas rise,

[81:7]

And when souls are reunited,

[81:8]

And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked

[81:9]

For what sin she was slain,

[81:10]

And when the pages are laid open,

[81:11]

And when the sky is torn away,

[81:12]

And when hell is lighted,

[81:13]

And when the Garden is brought nigh,

[81:14]

(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.

[81:15]

Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

[81:16]

The stars which rise and set,

[81:17]

And the close of night,

[81:18]

And the breath of morning

[81:19]

That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,

[81:20]

Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,

[81:21]

(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

[81:22]

And your comrade is not mad.

[81:23]

Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

[81:24]

And he is not avid of the Unseen.

[81:25]

Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.

[81:26]

Whither then go ye ?

[81:27]

This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

[81:28]

Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

[81:29]

And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.