Chapter 81, 29 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
When the sun is covered,
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall,
And when the stars darken,
وإذا الجبال سيرت
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the hills are moved,
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
وإذا العشار عطلت
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
And when the camels are left untended,
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
وإذا البحار سجرت
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas rise,
And when the seas are set on fire,
وإذا النفوس زوجت
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when souls are reunited,
And when souls are united,
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
بأي ذنب قتلت
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was slain,
For what sin she was killed,
وإذا الصحف نشرت
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are laid open,
And when the books are spread,
وإذا السماء كشطت
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is torn away,
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when hell is lighted,
And when the hell is kindled up,
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
And when the garden is brought nigh,
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
But nay! I swear by the stars,
الجوار الكنس
Aljawari alkunnasi
The stars which rise and set,
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
والليل إذا عسعس
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And the close of night,
And the night when it departs,
والصبح إذا تنفس
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And the breath of morning
And the morning when it brightens,
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
مطاع ثم أمين
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your comrade is not mad.
And your companion is not gone mad.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
فأين تذهبون
Faayna tathhaboona
Whither then go ye ?
Whither then will you go?
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.