Chapter 81, 29 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars fall,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the hills are moved,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are removed
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas rise,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas are filled with flame
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when souls are reunited,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the souls are paired
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin she was slain,
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was killed
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the pages are laid open,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are made public
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the sky is torn away,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is stripped away
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when hell is lighted,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when Paradise is brought near,
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So I swear by the retreating stars -
الجوار الكنس
The stars which rise and set,
Aljawari alkunnasi
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
والليل إذا عسعس
And the close of night,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the night as it closes in
والصبح إذا تنفس
And the breath of morning
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And by the dawn when it breathes
إنه لقول رسول كريم
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
مطاع ثم أمين
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your comrade is not mad.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
فأين تذهبون
Whither then go ye ?
Faayna tathhaboona
So where are you going?
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.