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
And when the stars darken,
And when the stars fall,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
And when the hills are moved,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the camels are left untended,
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the seas are set on fire,
And when the seas rise,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when souls are united,
And when souls are reunited,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
For what sin she was killed,
For what sin she was slain,
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
And when the books are spread,
And when the pages are laid open,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
And when the sky is torn away,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the hell is kindled up,
And when hell is lighted,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when the garden is brought nigh,
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
The stars which rise and set,
Aljawari alkunnasi
And the night when it departs,
And the close of night,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And the morning when it brightens,
And the breath of morning
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
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
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
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
And your companion is not gone mad.
And your comrade is not mad.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
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
Whither then will you go?
Whither then go ye ?
Faayna tathhaboona
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
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