Tazkirul Quran, Qur’an 81:1–14
Folding Up (Al-Takwir)
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
English text; the translator is not named in the archive’s data.
Translation
(1) When the sun is folded up, (2) and when the stars lose their light, (3) and when the mountains are moved, (4) when ten-month pregnant camels are left untended, (5) and when all beasts are gathered together, (6) and when the seas are set on fire, (7) when the souls are divided into different classes, (8) and when the female infant buried alive is asked (9) for what sin she was killed, (10) when the records of men’s deeds are laid open, (11) when the sky is unveiled, (12) and when Hell is set ablaze, (13) when Paradise is brought close: (14) [then] each soul shall know what it has put forward.
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.