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