al-Takwīr

When the sun is wound up,

— Ali Quli Qarai

when the stars scatter,

— Ali Quli Qarai

when the mountains are set moving,

— Ali Quli Qarai

when the pregnant camels are neglected,

— Ali Quli Qarai

when the wild beasts are mustered,

— Ali Quli Qarai

when the seas are set afire,

— Ali Quli Qarai

when the souls are assorted,

— Ali Quli Qarai

when the girl buried-alive will be asked

— Ali Quli Qarai

for what sin she was killed.

— Ali Quli Qarai

When the records [of deeds] are unfolded,

— Ali Quli Qarai

when the sky is stripped off,

— Ali Quli Qarai

when hell is set ablaze,

— Ali Quli Qarai

when paradise is brought near,

— Ali Quli Qarai

then a soul shall know what it has readied [for itself].

— Ali Quli Qarai

So I swear by the stars that return,

— Ali Quli Qarai

the comets,

— Ali Quli Qarai

by the night as it approaches,

— Ali Quli Qarai

by the dawn as it breathes:

— Ali Quli Qarai

it is indeed the speech of a noble apostle,

— Ali Quli Qarai

powerful and eminent with the Lord of the Throne,

— Ali Quli Qarai

one who is obeyed and is trustworthy as well.

— Ali Quli Qarai

Your companion is not crazy:

— Ali Quli Qarai

certainly he saw him on the manifest horizon,

— Ali Quli Qarai

and he is not miserly concerning the Unseen.

— Ali Quli Qarai

And it is not the speech of an outcast Satan.

— Ali Quli Qarai

So where are you going?

— Ali Quli Qarai

It is just a reminder for all the nations,

— Ali Quli Qarai

for those of you who wish to walk straight;

— Ali Quli Qarai

but you will not wish unless it is wished by Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.

— Ali Quli Qarai