Chapter 81, 29 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وإذا الجبال سيرت
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
And when the mountains are removed
وإذا العشار عطلت
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
And when the wild beasts are gathered
وإذا البحار سجرت
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
And when the seas are filled with flame
وإذا النفوس زوجت
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
And when the souls are paired
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what crime she was killed;
For what sin she was killed
وإذا الصحف نشرت
When the scrolls are laid open;
And when the pages are made public
وإذا السماء كشطت
When the world on High is unveiled;
And when the sky is stripped away
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when the Garden is brought near; -
And when Paradise is brought near,
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
فلا أقسم بالخنس
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
So I swear by the retreating stars -
الجوار الكنس
Go straight, or hide;
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
والليل إذا عسعس
And the Night as it dissipates;
And by the night as it closes in
والصبح إذا تنفس
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
And by the dawn when it breathes
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
مطاع ثم أمين
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
فأين تذهبون
When whither go ye?
So where are you going?
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.