Folding Up (Al-Takwir)
Verses 1-14 GROUP_1563 81.1-14
1
إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
When the sun is folded up,
2
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ
and when the stars lose their light,
3
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
and when the mountains are moved,
4
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
when ten-month pregnant camels are left untended,
5
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
and when all beasts are gathered together,
6
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
and when the seas are set on fire,
7
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
when the souls are divided into different classes,
8
وَإِذَا الْمَوْؤُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
and when the female infant buried alive is asked
9
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ
for what sin she was killed,
10
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
when the records of men’s deeds are laid open,
11
وَإِذَا السَّمَاء كُشِطَتْ
when the sky is unveiled,
12
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
and when Hell is set ablaze,
13
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
when Paradise is brought close:
14
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ
[then] each soul shall know what it has put forward.
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Commentary
(a) The scenes of Doomsday, or the Day of Judgement, have been described at various points in the Quran. When Doomsday arrives, the present balance of the world will break down, and man will feel himself helpless. On that Day, all things except good deeds will lose their value. Then the oppressed person will have the right to take his revenge upon his oppressor.