Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the sun is wound round and its light is lost and is overthrown.
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars fall.
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin, was she killed?
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when Paradise is brought near.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فلا أقسم بالخنس
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
Aljawari alkunnasi
الجوار الكنس
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
والليل إذا عسعس
And by the night as it departs.
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
والصبح إذا تنفس
And by the dawn as it brightens.
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Verily, this is the Word (this Qur'an brought by) a most honourable messenger [Jibril (Gabril), from Allah to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم].
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مطاع ثم أمين
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Faayna tathhaboona
فأين تذهبون
Then where are you going?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).