Chapter 81, 29 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
When the sun is covered,
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars darken,
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
And when the mountains are removed
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the camels are left untended,
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 gathered
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas are set on fire,
And when the seas are filled with flame
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when souls are united,
And when the souls are paired
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the female infant 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 killed
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the books are spread,
And when the pages are made public
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
And when the sky is stripped away
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when the hell is kindled up,
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
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.
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
فلا أقسم بالخنس
But nay! I swear by the stars,
So I swear by the retreating stars -
الجوار الكنس
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
والليل إذا عسعس
And the night when it departs,
And by the night as it closes in
والصبح إذا تنفس
And the morning when it brightens,
And by the dawn when it breathes
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Most surely it is the Word of an honored 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,
[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.
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your companion is not gone mad.
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And of a truth he saw himself 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 Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
فأين تذهبون
Whither then will you go?
So where are you going?
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
For him among you who pleases to go 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 you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.