التكوير

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the sun is wound round and its light is lost and is overthrown.

1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 And when the stars fall.

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away;

3 And when the mountains are removed

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

4 And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

6 And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

7 And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).

7 And when the souls are paired

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

8 And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:

8 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what sin, was she killed?

9 For what sin she was killed

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

10 And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.

10 And when the pages are made public

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

11 And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;

11 And when the sky is stripped away

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when Paradise is brought near.

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

14 (Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).

14 A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

15 So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

16 And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And by the night as it departs.

17 And by the night as it closes in

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

18 And by the dawn as it brightens.

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

19 Verily, this is the Word (this Qur'an brought by) a most honourable messenger [Jibril (Gabril), from Allah to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم].

19 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

20 Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,

20 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

21 Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

22 And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.

22 And your companion is not [at all] mad.

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

23 And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).

23 And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

24 And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.

24 And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

25 And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).

25 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 Then where are you going?

26 So where are you going?

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

27 Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

28 To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

28 For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

29 And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).

29 And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.