Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall,
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the hills are moved,
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas rise,
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when souls are reunited,
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was slain,
For what crime she was killed;
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are laid open,
When the scrolls are laid open;
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is torn away,
When the world on High is unveiled;
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when hell is lighted,
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
And when the Garden is brought near; -
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Aljawari alkunnasi
The stars which rise and set,
Go straight, or hide;
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And the close of night,
And the Night as it dissipates;
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And the breath of morning
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your comrade is not mad.
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a 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 an evil spirit accursed.
Faayna tathhaboona
Whither then go ye ?
When whither go ye?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
(With profit) to whoever among you wills 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.
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.