Chapter 81, 29 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
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.
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
And when the stars fall.
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the mountains are removed
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild beasts are gathered
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas are filled with flame
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when the souls are paired
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin she was killed
For what sin, was she killed?
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the pages are made public
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the sky is stripped away
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when Paradise is brought near,
And when Paradise is brought near.
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
فلا أقسم بالخنس
So I swear by the retreating stars -
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
الجوار الكنس
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
والليل إذا عسعس
And by the night as it closes in
And by the night as it departs.
والصبح إذا تنفس
And by the dawn when it breathes
And by the dawn as it brightens.
إنه لقول رسول كريم
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
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].
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
مطاع ثم أمين
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
فأين تذهبون
So where are you going?
Then where are you going?
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).