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