Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun is covered,
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
And when the stars darken,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
And when the mountains are removed
And when the camels are left untended,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
And when the wild beasts are gathered
And when the seas are set on fire,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
And when the seas are filled with flame
And when souls are united,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
And when the souls are paired
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
For what sin she was killed,
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ
For what sin she was killed
And when the books are spread,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
And when the pages are made public
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
And when the sky is stripped away
And when the hell is kindled up,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
And when the garden is brought nigh,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
And when Paradise is brought near,
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
So I swear by the retreating stars -
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
Aljawari alkunnasi
الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
And the night when it departs,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And by the night as it closes in
And the morning when it brightens,
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
And by the dawn when it breathes
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
And your companion is not gone mad.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Whither then will you go?
Faayna tathhaboona
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
So where are you going?
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.