Surah Al Takwir

Quran Chapter 81

In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.

1When the sun is wrapped up.

2When the stars are darkened.

3When the mountains are set in motion.

4When the relationships are severed.

5When the beasts are gathered together.

6When the seas are set aflame.

7When the souls are paired.

8When the female, buried alive, is asked.

9For what sin was she put to death?

10When the pages are spread open.

11When the sky is peeled away.

12When Hell is set ablaze.

13And when Paradise is brought near.

14Each soul will know what it has prepared.

15So, I swear by the receding stars.

16The moving ones that vanish.

17And by the night as it settles.

18And by the dawn as it breathes.

19Indeed, it is the speech of a noble messenger.

20Possessed of strength, secure with the Lord of the Throne.

21Obeyed and trustworthy.

22Your friend isn’t insane.

23He saw him on the clear horizon.

24Nor is he withholding knowledge of the unseen.

25It is not the word of an outcast devil.

26So, where are you going?

27This is a message to all of humanity.

28For whoever among you wills to be upright.

29And you won’t will, unless God, the Lord of all Universes, wills.