Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
When the sun is covered,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
And when the stars darken,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وإذا الجبال سيرت
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وإذا العشار عطلت
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
And when the camels are left untended,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وإذا البحار سجرت
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
And when the seas are set on fire,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وإذا النفوس زوجت
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
And when souls are united,
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what crime she was killed;
For what sin she was killed,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
وإذا الصحف نشرت
When the scrolls are laid open;
And when the books are spread,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وإذا السماء كشطت
When the world on High is unveiled;
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
And when the hell is kindled up,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when the Garden is brought near; -
And when the garden is brought nigh,
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فلا أقسم بالخنس
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Aljawari alkunnasi
الجوار الكنس
Go straight, or hide;
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
والليل إذا عسعس
And the Night as it dissipates;
And the night when it departs,
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
والصبح إذا تنفس
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
And the morning when it brightens,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مطاع ثم أمين
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
And your companion is not gone mad.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
Faayna tathhaboona
فأين تذهبون
When whither go ye?
Whither then will you go?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.