Al Takwaeer

1 When the sun is covered,

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

2 And when the stars darken,

2 And when the stars fall,

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away,

3 And when the hills are moved,

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

4 And when the camels are left untended,

4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

5 And when the wild animals are made to go forth,

5 And when the wild beasts are herded together,

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

6 And when the seas are set on fire,

6 And when the seas rise,

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

7 And when souls are united,

7 And when souls are reunited,

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

8 And when the female infant buried alive is asked

8 And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

9 For what sin she was killed,

9 For what sin she was slain,

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

10 And when the books are spread,

10 And when the pages are laid open,

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

11 And when the heaven has its covering removed,

11 And when the sky is torn away,

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

12 And when the hell is kindled up,

12 And when hell is lighted,

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

13 And when the garden is brought nigh,

13 And when the Garden is brought nigh,

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

14 Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.

14 (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

15 But nay! I swear by the stars,

15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

16 That run their course (and) hide themselves,

16 The stars which rise and set,

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

17 And the night when it departs,

17 And the close of night,

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

18 And the morning when it brightens,

18 And the breath of morning

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

19 Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,

19 That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

20 The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,

20 Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

21 One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.

21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

22 And your companion is not gone mad.

22 And your comrade is not mad.

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

23 And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.

23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

24 Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.

24 And he is not avid of the Unseen.

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

25 Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,

25 Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

26 Whither then will you go?

26 Whither then go ye ?

26 Faayna tathhaboona

27 It is naught but a reminder for the nations,

27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

28 For him among you who pleases to go straight.

28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

29 And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.

29 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena