التكوير

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

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

1 When the sun is covered,

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

2 And when the stars darken,

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away,

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

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

4 And when the camels are left untended,

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

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

5 And when the wild animals are made to go forth,

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

6 And when the seas are set on fire,

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

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

7 And when souls are united,

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

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

8 And when the female infant buried alive is asked

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what crime she was killed;

9 For what sin she was killed,

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

10 And when the books are spread,

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

11 And when the heaven has its covering removed,

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

12 And when the hell is kindled up,

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

13 And when the garden is brought nigh,

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

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

14 Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

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

15 But nay! I swear by the stars,

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

16 Go straight, or hide;

16 That run their course (and) hide themselves,

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

17 And the night when it departs,

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

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

18 And the morning when it brightens,

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

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

19 Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

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

20 The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

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

21 One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

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

22 And your companion is not gone mad.

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

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

23 And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

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

24 Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

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

25 Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 When whither go ye?

26 Whither then will you go?

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

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

27 It is naught but a reminder for the nations,

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

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

28 For him among you who pleases to go straight.

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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

29 And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.