Chapter 81, 29 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
When the sun is covered,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars darken,
And when the stars fall,
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
And when the hills are moved,
And when the mountains are removed
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the camels are left untended,
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
And when the wild beasts are gathered
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas are set on fire,
And when the seas rise,
And when the seas are filled with flame
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when souls are united,
And when souls are reunited,
And when the souls are paired
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin she was killed,
For what sin she was slain,
For what sin she was killed
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the books are spread,
And when the pages are laid open,
And when the pages are made public
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
And when the sky is torn away,
And when the sky is stripped away
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when the hell is kindled up,
And when hell is lighted,
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when the garden is brought nigh,
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
And when Paradise is brought near,
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
فلا أقسم بالخنس
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
So I swear by the retreating stars -
الجوار الكنس
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
The stars which rise and set,
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
والليل إذا عسعس
And the night when it departs,
And the close of night,
And by the night as it closes in
والصبح إذا تنفس
And the morning when it brightens,
And the breath of morning
And by the dawn when it breathes
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
مطاع ثم أمين
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your companion is not gone mad.
And your comrade is not mad.
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
فأين تذهبون
Whither then will you go?
Whither then go ye ?
So where are you going?
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.