Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
When the sun is covered,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall,
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars darken,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the hills are moved,
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the camels are left untended,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas rise,
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas are set on fire,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when souls are reunited,
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when souls are united,
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was slain,
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin she was killed,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are laid open,
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the books are spread,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is torn away,
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when hell is lighted,
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when the hell is kindled up,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when the garden is brought nigh,
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
فلا أقسم بالخنس
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Aljawari alkunnasi
The stars which rise and set,
الجوار الكنس
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And the close of night,
والليل إذا عسعس
And the night when it departs,
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And the breath of morning
والصبح إذا تنفس
And the morning when it brightens,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
مطاع ثم أمين
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your comrade is not mad.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your companion is not gone mad.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
Faayna tathhaboona
Whither then go ye ?
فأين تذهبون
Whither then will you go?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.