التكوير

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 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

2 And when the stars fall.

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away;

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 And when the mountains are removed

4 And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

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

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

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

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

7 And when the souls are paired

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

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

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

9 For what sin, was she killed?

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what sin she was killed

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

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

10 And when the pages are made public

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

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

11 And when the sky is stripped away

12 And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

13 And when Paradise is brought near.

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

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

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

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

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

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

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

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

17 And by the night as it departs.

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And by the night as it closes in

18 And by the dawn as it brightens.

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

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 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

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

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

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

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

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

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

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

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

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

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

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

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

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

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

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

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

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

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

26 Then where are you going?

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 So where are you going?

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

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

28 To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

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

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

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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