Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun is covered,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the sun is wound round and its light is lost and is overthrown.
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
And when the stars darken,
And when the stars fall.
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
And when the mountains are removed
And when the camels are left untended,
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
And when the wild beasts are gathered
And when the seas are set on fire,
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
And when the seas are filled with flame
And when souls are united,
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
And when the souls are paired
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
For what sin she was killed,
For what sin, was she killed?
For what sin she was killed
And when the books are spread,
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
And when the pages are made public
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
And when the sky is stripped away
And when the hell is kindled up,
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
And when the garden is brought nigh,
And when Paradise is brought near.
And when Paradise is brought near,
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
But nay! I swear by the stars,
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
So I swear by the retreating stars -
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
And the night when it departs,
And by the night as it departs.
And by the night as it closes in
And the morning when it brightens,
And by the dawn as it brightens.
And by the dawn when it breathes
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
Verily, this is the Word (this Qur'an brought by) a most honourable messenger [Jibril (Gabril), from Allah to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم].
[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,
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
And your companion is not gone mad.
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Whither then will you go?
Then where are you going?
So where are you going?
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.