At-Takwir

When the sun is wrapped up in darkness,

and when the stars fall down,

and when the mountains are set in motion,

and when pregnant camels[1] are left unattended,

and when wild beasts are gathered,

and when the seas are set on fire,

and when the souls are sorted[2],

and when the baby girl buried alive[3] is asked,

for what crime she was killed,

and when records of deeds are spread open,

and when the sky is stripped away[4],

and when the Blazing Fire is flared up,

and when Paradise is brought near –

then every soul will know what it has brought about[5].

I swear by the receding stars,

that rise and hide[6],

and by the night as it departs,

and by the day as it breaks –

Indeed, this [Qur’an] is a word conveyed by a noble angel-messenger.

extremely powerful, highly revered by the Lord of the Throne,

obeyed there [by other angels] and trustworthy.

Your fellow [i.e., the Prophet] is not a madman.

He indeed saw him [i.e., Gabriel] on the clear horizon[7].

He does not withhold [knowledge of] the unseen[8].

This [Qur’an] is not the word of an accursed devil.

So which way are you going[9]?

It is but a reminder to the worlds,

for those among you who wish to take the straight path.

But you cannot wish except by the Will of Allah, the Lord of the worlds.