Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
When the sun is covered,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars fall,
And when the stars darken,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the hills are moved,
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
And when the camels are left untended,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas rise,
And when the seas are set on fire,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when souls are reunited,
And when souls are united,
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin she was slain,
For what sin she was killed,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the pages are laid open,
And when the books are spread,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the sky is torn away,
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when hell is lighted,
And when the hell is kindled up,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
And when the garden is brought nigh,
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Aljawari alkunnasi
الجوار الكنس
The stars which rise and set,
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
والليل إذا عسعس
And the close of night,
And the night when it departs,
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
والصبح إذا تنفس
And the breath of morning
And the morning when it brightens,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إنه لقول رسول كريم
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مطاع ثم أمين
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your comrade is not mad.
And your companion is not gone mad.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
Faayna tathhaboona
فأين تذهبون
Whither then go ye ?
Whither then will you go?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.