Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the sun is wound round and its light is lost and is overthrown.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall.
And when the stars fall,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
And when the hills are moved,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
And when the seas rise,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
And when souls are reunited,
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin, was she killed?
For what sin she was slain,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
And when the pages are laid open,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
And when the sky is torn away,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
And when hell is lighted,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when Paradise is brought near.
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
Aljawari alkunnasi
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
The stars which rise and set,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the night as it departs.
And the close of night,
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And by the dawn as it brightens.
And the breath of morning
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
Verily, this is the Word (this Qur'an brought by) a most honourable messenger [Jibril (Gabril), from Allah to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم].
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
And your comrade is not mad.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
Faayna tathhaboona
Then where are you going?
Whither then go ye ?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.