The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

(1) When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

(2) And when the stars fall, dispersing,

(3) And when the mountains are removed

(4) And when full-term she-camels[1865] are neglected

(5) And when the wild beasts are gathered

(6) And when the seas are filled with flame[1866]

(7) And when the souls are paired[1867]

(8) And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

(9) For what sin she was killed

(10) And when the pages[1868] are spread [i.e., made public]

(11) And when the sky is stripped away

(12) And when Hellfire is set ablaze

(13) And when Paradise is brought near,

(14) A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].[1869]

(15) So I swear by the retreating stars -

(16) Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]

(17) And by the night as it closes in[1870]

(18) And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]

(19) [That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]

(20) [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

(21) Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

(22) And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.[1871]

(23) And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.[1872]

(24) And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.[1873]

(25) And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

(26) So where are you going?[1874]

(27) It is not except a reminder to the worlds

(28) For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

(29) And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.