Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
When the sun is covered,
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall,
And when the stars darken,
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the hills are moved,
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
And when the mountains are removed
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
And when the camels are left untended,
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
And when the wild beasts are gathered
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas rise,
And when the seas are set on fire,
And when the seas are filled with flame
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when souls are reunited,
And when souls are united,
And when the souls are paired
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was slain,
For what sin she was killed,
For what sin she was killed
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are laid open,
And when the books are spread,
And when the pages are made public
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is torn away,
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
And when the sky is stripped away
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when hell is lighted,
And when the hell is kindled up,
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
And when the garden is brought nigh,
And when Paradise is brought near,
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
But nay! I swear by the stars,
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Aljawari alkunnasi
The stars which rise and set,
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And the close of night,
And the night when it departs,
And by the night as it closes in
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And the breath of morning
And the morning when it brightens,
And by the dawn when it breathes
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
[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,
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your comrade is not mad.
And your companion is not gone mad.
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
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.
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Faayna tathhaboona
Whither then go ye ?
Whither then will you go?
So where are you going?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
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.
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.