Al Takwaeer

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

2 And when the stars fall,

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

3 And when the hills are moved,

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 And when the mountains are removed

4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

5 And when the wild beasts are herded together,

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

6 And when the seas rise,

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

7 And when souls are reunited,

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

7 And when the souls are paired

8 And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

8 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

9 For what sin she was slain,

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what sin she was killed

10 And when the pages are laid open,

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

10 And when the pages are made public

11 And when the sky is torn away,

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

11 And when the sky is stripped away

12 And when hell is lighted,

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

13 And when the Garden is brought nigh,

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

14 (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

14 A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

16 The stars which rise and set,

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

17 And the close of night,

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And by the night as it closes in

18 And the breath of morning

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

19 That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

19 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

20 Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

20 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

22 And your comrade is not mad.

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

22 And your companion is not [at all] mad.

23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

23 And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

24 And he is not avid of the Unseen.

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

24 And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

25 Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

25 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

26 Whither then go ye ?

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 So where are you going?

27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

28 For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

29 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

29 And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.