Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun is covered,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
And when the stars darken,
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
وإذا الجبال سيرت
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the camels are left untended,
وإذا العشار عطلت
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the seas are set on fire,
وإذا البحار سجرت
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when souls are united,
وإذا النفوس زوجت
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
For what sin she was killed,
بأي ذنب قتلت
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
And when the books are spread,
وإذا الصحف نشرت
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
وإذا السماء كشطت
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the hell is kindled up,
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when the garden is brought nigh,
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
But nay! I swear by the stars,
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
الجوار الكنس
Aljawari alkunnasi
And the night when it departs,
والليل إذا عسعس
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And the morning when it brightens,
والصبح إذا تنفس
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
مطاع ثم أمين
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
And your companion is not gone mad.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Whither then will you go?
فأين تذهبون
Faayna tathhaboona
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena