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 wrapped up [in darkness]
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وإذا الجبال سيرت
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
And when the mountains are removed
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وإذا العشار عطلت
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
And when the wild beasts are gathered
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وإذا البحار سجرت
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
And when the seas are filled with flame
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وإذا النفوس زوجت
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
And when the souls are paired
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
And when the girl [who was] 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 pages are made public
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وإذا السماء كشطت
When the world on High is unveiled;
And when the sky is stripped away
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when the Garden is brought near; -
And when Paradise is brought near,
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فلا أقسم بالخنس
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Aljawari alkunnasi
الجوار الكنس
Go straight, or hide;
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
والليل إذا عسعس
And the Night as it dissipates;
And by the night as it closes in
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
والصبح إذا تنفس
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
And by the dawn when it breathes
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مطاع ثم أمين
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Faayna tathhaboona
فأين تذهبون
When whither go ye?
So where are you going?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
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 will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.