Chapter 81, 29 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is covered,
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
And when the stars fall,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars darken,
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
And when the hills are moved,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the camels are left untended,
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
And when the seas rise,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas are set on fire,
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
And when souls are reunited,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when souls are united,
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
For what sin she was slain,
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was killed,
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
And when the pages are laid open,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the books are spread,
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
And when the sky is torn away,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
And when hell is lighted,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when the hell is kindled up,
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when the garden is brought nigh,
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
But nay! I swear by the stars,
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
The stars which rise and set,
Aljawari alkunnasi
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
And the close of night,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And the night when it departs,
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And the breath of morning
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And the morning when it brightens,
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
And your comrade is not mad.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your companion is not gone mad.
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Whither then go ye ?
Faayna tathhaboona
Whither then will you go?
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ