Chapter 81, 29 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
When the sun is covered,
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars darken,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are removed
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the camels are left untended,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas are set on fire,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas are filled with flame
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when souls are united,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the souls are paired
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the female infant 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 killed,
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was killed
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the books are spread,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are made public
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is stripped away
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when the hell is kindled up,
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
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
فلا أقسم بالخنس
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So I swear by the retreating stars -
الجوار الكنس
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
Aljawari alkunnasi
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
والليل إذا عسعس
And the night when it departs,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the night as it closes in
والصبح إذا تنفس
And the morning when it brightens,
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And by the dawn when it breathes
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
[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,
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 faithful in trust.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your companion is not gone mad.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
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,
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
فأين تذهبون
Whither then will you go?
Faayna tathhaboona
So where are you going?
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
For him among you who pleases to go 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 you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.