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