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