The Holy Qur'an (Maulana Muhammad Ali)/81. The Folding Up

81. The Folding Up (Al-Takwir)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

When the sun is folded up, 

And when the stars are dust-coloured, 

And when the mountains are made to pass away, 

And when the camels are abandoned, 

And when the wild animals are gathered together, 

And when the cities are made to swell, 

And when men are united, 

And when the one buried alive is asked 

<section begin="81:9"/>For what sin she was killed, <section end="81:9"/>

<section begin="81:10"/>And when the books are spread, <section end="81:10"/>

<section begin="81:11"/>And when the heaven has its covering removed, <section end="81:11"/>

<section begin="81:12"/>And when hell is kindled, <section end="81:12"/>

<section begin="81:13"/>And when the Garden is brought nigh -- <section end="81:13"/>

<section begin="81:14"/>Every soul will know what it has prepared. <section end="81:14"/>

<section begin="81:15"/>Nay, I call to witness the stars, <section end="81:15"/>

<section begin="81:16"/>Running their course, (and) setting, <section end="81:16"/>

<section begin="81:17"/>And the night when it departs, <section end="81:17"/>

<section begin="81:18"/>And the morning when it brightens, <section end="81:18"/>

<section begin="81:19"/>Surely it is the word of a bountiful Messenger, <section end="81:19"/>

<section begin="81:20"/>The possessor of strength, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne, <section end="81:20"/>

<section begin="81:21"/>One (to be) obeyed, and faithful. <section end="81:21"/>

<section begin="81:22"/>And your companion is not mad. <section end="81:22"/>

<section begin="81:23"/>And truly he saw himself on the clear horizon. <section end="81:23"/>

<section begin="81:24"/>Nor is he niggardly of the unseen. <section end="81:24"/>

<section begin="81:25"/>Nor is it the word of an accursed devil -- <section end="81:25"/>

<section begin="81:26"/>Whither then are you going? <section end="81:26"/>

<section begin="81:27"/>It is naught but a Reminder for the nations, <section end="81:27"/>

<section begin="81:28"/>For him among you who will go straight. <section end="81:28"/>

<section begin="81:29"/>And you will not, except Allah please, the Lord of the worlds. <section end="81:29"/>