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.
When the sun is covered,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall.
And when the stars darken,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
And when the camels are left untended,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
And when the seas are set on fire,
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 united,
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin, was she killed?
For what sin she was killed,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
And when the books are spread,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
And when the hell is kindled up,
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).
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Aljawari alkunnasi
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the night as it departs.
And the night when it departs,
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And by the dawn as it brightens.
And the morning when it brightens,
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].
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
And your companion is not gone mad.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
Faayna tathhaboona
Then where are you going?
Whither then will you go?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
For him among you who pleases to go 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 you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.