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