Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the mountains are removed
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild beasts are gathered
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas are filled with flame
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when the souls are paired
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin she was killed
For what crime she was killed;
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the pages are made public
When the scrolls are laid open;
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the sky is stripped away
When the world on High is unveiled;
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when Paradise is brought near,
And when the Garden is brought near; -
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فلا أقسم بالخنس
So I swear by the retreating stars -
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Aljawari alkunnasi
الجوار الكنس
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
Go straight, or hide;
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
والليل إذا عسعس
And by the night as it closes in
And the Night as it dissipates;
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
والصبح إذا تنفس
And by the dawn when it breathes
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إنه لقول رسول كريم
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
Verily this is the word of a most honourable 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],
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مطاع ثم أمين
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge 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 it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Faayna tathhaboona
فأين تذهبون
So where are you going?
When whither go ye?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go 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.
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.