Al Takwaeer

1 When the sun is covered,

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

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

2 And when the stars darken,

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 And when the stars fall,

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away,

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 And when the hills are moved,

4 And when the camels are left untended,

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

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

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

5 And when the wild beasts are herded together,

6 And when the seas are set on fire,

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

6 And when the seas rise,

7 And when souls are united,

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

7 And when souls are reunited,

8 And when the female infant buried alive is asked

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

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

9 For what sin she was killed,

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what sin she was slain,

10 And when the books are spread,

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

10 And when the pages are laid open,

11 And when the heaven has its covering removed,

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

11 And when the sky is torn away,

12 And when the hell is kindled up,

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 And when hell is lighted,

13 And when the garden is brought nigh,

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when the Garden is brought nigh,

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

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

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

15 But nay! I swear by the stars,

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

16 That run their course (and) hide themselves,

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

16 The stars which rise and set,

17 And the night when it departs,

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And the close of night,

18 And the morning when it brightens,

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

18 And the breath of morning

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

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

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

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

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

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

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

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

22 And your companion is not gone mad.

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

22 And your comrade is not mad.

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

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

24 Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

24 And he is not avid of the Unseen.

25 Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

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

26 Whither then will you go?

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 Whither then go ye ?

27 It is naught but a reminder for the nations,

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

28 For him among you who pleases to go straight.

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

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

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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