Chapter 81, 29 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
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.
And when the stars fall,
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars fall.
And when the hills are moved,
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
And when the seas rise,
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
And when souls are reunited,
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
For what sin she was slain,
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin, was she killed?
And when the pages are laid open,
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
And when the sky is torn away,
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
And when hell is lighted,
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when Paradise is brought near.
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
فلا أقسم بالخنس
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
The stars which rise and set,
الجوار الكنس
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
And the close of night,
والليل إذا عسعس
And by the night as it departs.
And the breath of morning
والصبح إذا تنفس
And by the dawn as it brightens.
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
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].
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
مطاع ثم أمين
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
And your comrade is not mad.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Whither then go ye ?
فأين تذهبون
Then where are you going?
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
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).