Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun is covered,
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
And when the stars darken,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
And when the camels are left untended,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
And when the seas are set on fire,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
And when souls are united,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
For what sin she was killed,
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what crime she was killed;
And when the books are spread,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
When the scrolls are laid open;
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
When the world on High is unveiled;
And when the hell is kindled up,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
And when the garden is brought nigh,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when the Garden is brought near; -
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
Aljawari alkunnasi
Go straight, or hide;
And the night when it departs,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And the Night as it dissipates;
And the morning when it brightens,
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
And your companion is not gone mad.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Whither then will you go?
Faayna tathhaboona
When whither go ye?
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.