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,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars fall,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the hills are moved,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas rise,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when souls are reunited,
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin she was slain,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the pages are laid open,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the sky is torn away,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when hell is lighted,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
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.
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
Aljawari alkunnasi
الجوار الكنس
The stars which rise and set,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
والليل إذا عسعس
And the close of night,
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
والصبح إذا تنفس
And the breath of morning
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إنه لقول رسول كريم
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مطاع ثم أمين
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your comrade is not mad.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
Faayna tathhaboona
فأين تذهبون
Whither then go ye ?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk 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.