Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
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, dispersing,
And when the stars fall,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the mountains are removed
And when the hills are moved,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild beasts are gathered
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas are filled with flame
And when the seas rise,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when the souls are paired
And when souls are reunited,
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the girl [who was] 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 pages are made public
And when the pages are laid open,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the sky is stripped away
And when the sky is torn away,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
And when hell is lighted,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when Paradise is brought near,
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فلا أقسم بالخنس
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
Aljawari alkunnasi
الجوار الكنس
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
The stars which rise and set,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
والليل إذا عسعس
And by the night as it closes in
And the close of night,
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
والصبح إذا تنفس
And by the dawn when it breathes
And the breath of morning
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إنه لقول رسول كريم
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مطاع ثم أمين
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
And your comrade is not mad.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
Faayna tathhaboona
فأين تذهبون
So where are you going?
Whither then go ye ?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
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 will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.