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
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall,
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the hills are moved,
وإذا الجبال سيرت
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
وإذا العشار عطلت
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas rise,
وإذا البحار سجرت
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when souls are reunited,
وإذا النفوس زوجت
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was slain,
بأي ذنب قتلت
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are laid open,
وإذا الصحف نشرت
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is torn away,
وإذا السماء كشطت
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when hell is lighted,
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Aljawari alkunnasi
The stars which rise and set,
الجوار الكنس
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And the close of night,
والليل إذا عسعس
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And the breath of morning
والصبح إذا تنفس
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
مطاع ثم أمين
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your comrade is not mad.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Faayna tathhaboona
Whither then go ye ?
فأين تذهبون
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
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