# Sura  81 - The Cessation

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> 81. at-Takwir: The Cessation
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> 1 When the sun is overthrown, 
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> 2 And when the stars fall, 
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> 3 And when the hills are moved, 
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> 4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned, 
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> 5 And when the wild beasts are herded together, 
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> 6 And when the seas rise, 
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> 7 And when souls are reunited, 
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> 8 And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked 
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> 9 For what sin she was slain, 
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> 10 And when the pages are laid open, 
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> 11 And when the sky is torn away, 
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> 12 And when hell is lighted, 
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> 13 And when the Garden is brought nigh, 
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> 14 (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready. 
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> 15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets, 
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> 16 The stars which rise and set, 
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> 17 And the close of night, 
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> 18 And the breath of morning 
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> 19 That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger, 
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> 20 Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne, 
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> 21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy; 
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> 22 And your comrade is not mad. 
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> 23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon. 
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> 24 And he is not avid of the Unseen. 
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> 25 Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned. 
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> 26 Whither then go ye ? 
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> 27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation, 
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> 28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight. 
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> 29 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
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> — *Sura  81 - The Cessation*