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,
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars fall,
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the hills are moved,
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas rise,
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when souls are reunited,
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin she was slain,
For what crime she was killed;
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the pages are laid open,
When the scrolls are laid open;
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the sky is torn away,
When the world on High is unveiled;
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when hell is lighted,
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
And when the Garden is brought near; -
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
الجوار الكنس
The stars which rise and set,
Go straight, or hide;
Aljawari alkunnasi
والليل إذا عسعس
And the close of night,
And the Night as it dissipates;
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
والصبح إذا تنفس
And the breath of morning
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
إنه لقول رسول كريم
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
مطاع ثم أمين
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your comrade is not mad.
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
فأين تذهبون
Whither then go ye ?
When whither go ye?
Faayna tathhaboona
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena