81-1 : In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,

81-2 : And when the stars fall,

81-3 : And when the hills are moved,

81-4 : And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

81-5 : And when the wild beasts are herded together,

81-6 : And when the seas rise,

81-7 : And when souls are reunited,

81-8 : And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked

81-9 : For what sin she was slain,

81-10 : And when the pages are laid open,

81-11 : And when the sky is torn away,

81-12 : And when hell is lighted,

81-13 : And when the Garden is brought nigh,

81-14 : (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.

81-15 : Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

81-16 : The stars which rise and set,

81-17 : And the close of night,

81-18 : And the breath of morning

81-19 : That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,

81-20 : Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,

81-21 : (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

81-22 : And your comrade is not mad.

81-23 : Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

81-24 : And he is not avid of the Unseen.

81-25 : Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.

81-26 : Whither then go ye ?

81-27 : This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

81-28 : Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

81-29 : And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.