التكوير

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

1 When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 And when the mountains are removed

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

4 When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

5 When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

7 And when the souls are paired

7 When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

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

8 When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what sin she was killed

9 For what crime she was killed;

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

10 And when the pages are made public

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

11 And when the sky is stripped away

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

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

14 (Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

15 So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

16 Go straight, or hide;

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And by the night as it closes in

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

18 And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

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

19 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

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

20 Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

21 With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

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

22 And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

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

23 And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

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

24 Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

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

25 Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 So where are you going?

26 When whither go ye?

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

27 Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

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

28 (With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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

29 But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.