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