The Qur'an Chapter Referred to as
At-Takwir (The Overthrowing) 81

7th in a Chronological Sequence

81:1
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness],

81:2
And when the stars fall, dispersing,

81:3
And when the mountains are removed.

81:4
And when full-term she-camels are neglected,

81:5
And when the wild beasts are gathered.

81:6
And when the seas are filled [with flame].

81:7
And when the souls are paired.

81:8
And when the infant girl [who was] buried alive is asked

81:9
For what sin she was killed.

81:10
And when the Scriptures are made public.

81:11
And when the heaven is stripped away.

81:12
And when Hellfire is set ablaze,

81:13
And when the Garden is brought near,

81:14
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

81:15
So I swear by the retreating [stars] -

81:16
Those that flow [their courses] and disappear -

81:17
And by the night as it closes in,

81:18
And by the dawn when it breathes,

81:19
[That] indeed, [the Qur'an] is a word of a noble messenger

81:20
[Who is] possessed of power and secure [in position] with the Owner of the Throne,

81:21
Obeyed and Trustworthy.

81:22
And your companion is not possessed.

81:23
And he has already seen [Gabriel] in the clear horizon.

81:24
And he is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

81:25
And [the Qur'an] is not the word of an expelled devil.

81:26
So where are you going?

81:27
It is nothing except a reminder to the worlds

81:28
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

81:29
And you do not will except that God wills - Lord of the worlds.