When the sun folds!
When the stars fade away!
When the mountains vanish!
When the full-term, pregnant camels are abandoned!
When the wild beasts herd together!
When the oceans are swollen!
When the souls are paired [with their bodies]!
When the baby girl, buried alive, is questioned…
…for what crime she was killed!
When the scrolls are laid open!
When the sky is stripped!
When Hell is ignited!
When Paradise is presented!
Each soul will then know what it has forwarded.
Truly, I [the Lord] attest by the planets that recede,…
…orbit, and set.
[I attest by] the night as it dissipates…
…and the dawn as it breathes.
Truly, this is the statement of a most honorable messenger [the angel Gabriel].
[He is] empowered and honored before the Lord of the Throne.
[He is] respectful and faithful.
Also, your companion [the Prophet] is not possessed [of an evil spirit].
Without a doubt, he saw (Gabriel) on the horizon, clearly.
(The Prophet) does not withhold knowledge of the unseen.
It is not the word of Satan, the condemned.
Where will you go?
This is no less than a message to the worlds.
[It is] for whoever among you will go straight.
You cannot plan except as Allah wills. [He is] the Lord of the Worlds.