Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun is covered,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
And when the stars darken,
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the mountains are removed
And when the camels are left untended,
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild beasts are gathered
And when the seas are set on fire,
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas are filled with flame
And when souls are united,
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when the souls are paired
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
For what sin she was killed,
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin she was killed
And when the books are spread,
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the pages are made public
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the sky is stripped away
And when the hell is kindled up,
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
And when the garden is brought nigh,
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when Paradise is brought near,
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
But nay! I swear by the stars,
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
فلا أقسم بالخنس
So I swear by the retreating stars -
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
الجوار الكنس
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
And the night when it departs,
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
والليل إذا عسعس
And by the night as it closes in
And the morning when it brightens,
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
والصبح إذا تنفس
And by the dawn when it breathes
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
إنه لقول رسول كريم
[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,
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
مطاع ثم أمين
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
And your companion is not gone mad.
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Whither then will you go?
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
فأين تذهبون
So where are you going?
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.