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