Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
And when the stars fall,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
And when the hills are moved,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
And when the seas rise,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
And when souls are reunited,
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ
For what crime she was killed;
For what sin she was slain,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
When the scrolls are laid open;
And when the pages are laid open,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
When the world on High is unveiled;
And when the sky is torn away,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
And when hell is lighted,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
And when the Garden is brought near; -
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
Aljawari alkunnasi
الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
Go straight, or hide;
The stars which rise and set,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And the Night as it dissipates;
And the close of night,
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
And the breath of morning
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
And your comrade is not mad.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
Faayna tathhaboona
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
When whither go ye?
Whither then go ye ?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.