When the sun will cease to shine
when the stars will loose their luster
when the mountains will be blown away
when the ten-month pregnant she-camels will be left unattended
when the wild beasts will be brought together
when the oceans will be set ablaze
when the souls will be reunited with the bodies
when the infant girls buried alive (here reference is made to the Pre-Islamic Arab custom of burying new born girls alive) will be questione
for what sin she was killed
when the record will be laid open
when the heaven will be stripped bare
when hell will be set to blaze
and when the paradise will be brought near
then each soul shall know what it has bought with it
But no! I swear by the retreating stars
that run their course and hide
by the night as it dissipates
by the morning when it breaths again
surely this word (The Qur’an) is brought by a noble Messenger (Gabriel)
possessor of mighty power, having very high rank with the Owner of the Throne (Allah)
who is obeyed in heaven, and is trustworthy
O people of Mecca! Your companion has not gone mad
he (Muhammad) indeed saw him (Gabriel) in the clear horizon
and he is not stingy to withhold the knowledge of the unseen
This (Qur’an) is not the word of an accursed Satan
Where then are you going
This is but a Message to all the people of the world
to each one who wishes to follow the Right Way
Yet your wishes are of no avail unless Allah, the Lord of the worlds, pleases so