Chapter 81, 29 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
And when the stars fall,
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
And when the hills are moved,
And when the mountains are removed
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
And when the wild beasts are gathered
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
And when the seas rise,
And when the seas are filled with flame
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
And when souls are reunited,
And when the souls are paired
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
For what sin she was slain,
For what sin she was killed
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
And when the pages are laid open,
And when the pages are made public
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
And when the sky is torn away,
And when the sky is stripped away
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
And when hell is lighted,
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
And when Paradise is brought near,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
The stars which rise and set,
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
Aljawari alkunnasi
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
And the close of night,
And by the night as it closes in
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And the breath of morning
And by the dawn when it breathes
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
And your comrade is not mad.
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Whither then go ye ?
So where are you going?
Faayna tathhaboona
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ