Chapter 81, 29 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
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.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars fall.
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin, was she killed?
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when Paradise is brought near.
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ
فلا أقسم بالخنس
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
الجوار الكنس
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
والليل إذا عسعس
And by the night as it departs.
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
والصبح إذا تنفس
And by the dawn as it brightens.
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
إنه لقول رسول كريم
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].
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
مطاع ثم أمين
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ
فأين تذهبون
Then where are you going?
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ