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 wrapped up [in darkness]
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall.
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
And when the mountains are removed
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
And when the wild beasts are gathered
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
And when the seas are filled with flame
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 the souls are paired
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
And when the girl [who was] 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 pages are made public
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
And when the sky is stripped away
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when Paradise is brought near.
And when Paradise is brought near,
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Aljawari alkunnasi
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the night as it departs.
And by the night as it closes in
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And by the dawn as it brightens.
And by the dawn when it breathes
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] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
And your companion is not [at all] 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 he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Faayna tathhaboona
Then where are you going?
So where are you going?
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 not except a reminder to the worlds
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
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 will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.