Surah “The Overthrowing, The Cessation”

as rendered by Arthur John Arberry — 29 verses

When the sun shall be darkened
when the stars shall be thrown down
when the mountains shall be set moving
when the pregnant camels shall be neglected
when the savage beasts shall be mustered
when the seas shall be set boiling
when the souls shall be coupled
when the buried infant shall be asked
for what sin she was slain
when the scrolls shall be unrolled
when heaven shall be stripped off
when Hell shall be set blazing
when Paradise shall be brought nigh
then shall a soul know what it has produced
No! I swear by the slinkers
the runners, the sinkers
by the night swarming
by the dawn sighing
truly this is the word of a noble Messenge
having power, with the Lord of the Throne secure
obeyed, moreover trusty
Your companion is not possessed
he truly saw him on the clear horizon
he is not niggardly of the Unseen
And it is not the word of an accursed Satan
where then are you going
It is naught but a Reminder unto all beings
for whosoever of you who would go straight
but will you shall not, unless God wills, the Lord of all Being