Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ
For what crime she was killed;
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
When the scrolls are laid open;
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
When the world on High is unveiled;
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
And when the Garden is brought near; -
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
Aljawari alkunnasi
الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
Go straight, or hide;
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And the Night as it dissipates;
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Faayna tathhaboona
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
When whither go ye?
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
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.
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ