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When the sun is wrapped up in darkness,
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and when the stars fall down,
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and when the mountains are set in motion,
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and when pregnant camels[1] are left unattended,
Dipnot / Notes
[1] Which are near delivery. It alludes to the distraction of people from their most valuable possessions, such as ten-month pregnant camels for nomadic Arabs.
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and when wild beasts are gathered,
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and when the seas are set on fire,
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and when the souls are sorted[2],
Dipnot / Notes
[2] i.e., "joined" with their groups or sects, wicked with the wicked souls, righteous with the righteous.
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and when the baby girl buried alive[3] is asked,
Dipnot / Notes
[3] As the pagan Arabs used to do for fear of shame or poverty. The Qur’an condemned this practice. See 16:58-59.
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for what crime she was killed,
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and when records of deeds are spread open,
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and when the sky is stripped away[4],
Dipnot / Notes
[4] As the skin of sheep is stripped away.
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and when the Blazing Fire is flared up,
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and when Paradise is brought near –
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then every soul will know what it has brought about[5].
Dipnot / Notes
[5] Of faith or disbelief, good or bad deeds for that Day.
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I swear by the receding stars,
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that rise and hide[6],
Dipnot / Notes
[6] This probably refers to black holes in the sky. "Kanasa" means sweeping or hiding.
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and by the night as it departs,
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and by the day as it breaks –
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Indeed, this [Qur’an] is a word conveyed by a noble angel-messenger.
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extremely powerful, highly revered by the Lord of the Throne,
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obeyed there [by other angels] and trustworthy.
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Your fellow [i.e., the Prophet] is not a madman.
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He indeed saw him [i.e., Gabriel] on the clear horizon[7].
Dipnot / Notes
[7] i.e., the eastern horizon, where the sun rises. See footnote 53:6
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He does not withhold [knowledge of] the unseen[8].
Dipnot / Notes
[8] He (ﷺ) did not withhold the unseen which Allah had revealed to him in the Qur’an.
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This [Qur’an] is not the word of an accursed devil.
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So which way are you going[9]?
Dipnot / Notes
[9] In your denial of the Qur’an for being the revelation from Allah.
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It is but a reminder to the worlds,
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for those among you who wish to take the straight path.
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But you cannot wish except by the Will of Allah, the Lord of the worlds.