— 29 verses
When the sun is folded up
and when the stars lose their light
and when the mountains are moved
when ten-month pregnant camels are left untended
and when all beasts are gathered together
and when the seas are set on fire
when the souls are divided into different classes
and when the female infant buried alive is asked
for what sin she was killed
when the records of mens deeds are laid open
when the sky is unveiled
and when Hell is set ablaze
when Paradise is brought close
[then] each soul shall know what it has put forward
I swear by the receding stars
the planets that run their course and set
and the night that falls
and the first breath of morning
Truly, this is the word brought by a noble messenger
endowed with power and held in honour by the Lord of the Throne
who is obeyed there and is worthy of trust
Your companion is not one possessed
he truly beheld him [the angel] on the clear horizon
He is not avid of the Unseen
Nor is this the word of an outcast devil
So where are you going
This is merely a reminder to all mankind
to every one of you who wishes to tread the straight path
But you cannot will it unless God, the Lord of the Universe, so wills it [to show you that way]