بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
Chapter 81, 29 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وإذا الجبال سيرت
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are removed
وإذا العشار عطلت
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered
وإذا البحار سجرت
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas are filled with flame
وإذا النفوس زوجت
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the souls are paired
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
بأي ذنب قتلت
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was killed
وإذا الصحف نشرت
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are made public
وإذا السماء كشطت
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is stripped away
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when Paradise is brought near,
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So I swear by the retreating stars -
الجوار الكنس
Aljawari alkunnasi
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
والليل إذا عسعس
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the night as it closes in
والصبح إذا تنفس
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And by the dawn when it breathes
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
مطاع ثم أمين
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
فأين تذهبون
Faayna tathhaboona
So where are you going?
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.