Sūra LXXXI.: Takwīr, or the Folding Up.

Section 1

1. Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

1. When the sun
(With its spacious light)
Is folded up;

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2. Wa-itha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2. When the stars
Fall, losing their lustre;

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3. Wa-itha aljibalu suyyirat

3. When the mountains vanish
(Like a mirage);

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4. Wa-itha alAAisharu AAuttilat

4. When the she-camels,
Ten months with young,
Are left untended;

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5. Wa-itha alwuhooshu hushirat

5. When the wild beasts
Are herded together
(In human habitations);

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6. Wa-itha albiharu sujjirat

6. When the oceans
Boil over with a swell;

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7. Wa-itha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

7. When the souls
Are sorted out,
(Being joined, like with like);

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8. Wa-itha almawoodatu su-ilat

8. When the female (infant),
Buried alive, is questioned—

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9. Bi-ayyi thanbin qutilat

9. For what crime
She was killed;

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10. Wa-itha alssuhufu nushirat

10. When the Scrolls
Are laid open;

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11. Wa-itha alssamao kushitat

11. When the World on High
Is unveiled;

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12. Wa-itha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12. When the Blazing Fire
Is kindled to fierce heat;

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13. Wa-itha aljannatu ozlifat

13. And when the Garden
Is brought near;—

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14. AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

14. (Then) shall each soul know
What it has put forward.

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15. Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

15. So verily I call
To witness the Planets—
That recede,

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16. Aljawari alkunnasi

16. Go straight, or hide;

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17. Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17. And the Night
As it dissipates;

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18. Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

18. And the Dawn
As it breathes away
The darkness;—

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19. Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

19. Verily this is the word
Of a most honourable Messenger,

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20. Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

20. Endued with Power,
With rank before
The Lord of the Throne,

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21. MutaAAin thamma ameenin

21. With authority there,
(And) faithful to his trust.

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22. Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

22. And (O people!)
Your Companion is not
One possessed;

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23. Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

23. And without doubt he saw him
In the clear horizon.

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24. Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

24. Neither doth he withhold
Grudgingly a knowledge
Of the Unseen.

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25. Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

25. Nor is it the word
Of an evil spirit accursed!

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26. Faayna tathhaboona

26. When whither go ye?

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27. In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

27. Verily this is no less
Than a Message
To (all) the Worlds:

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28. Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

28. (With profit) to whoever
Among you wills
To go straight:

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29. Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

29. But ye shall not will
Except as God wills,—
The Cherisher of the Worlds.