Al Takwaeer

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

1 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.

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 And when the stars fall.

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away;

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

4 And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

6 And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

7 And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

8 And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what sin, was she killed?

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

10 And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

11 And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when Paradise is brought near.

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

14 (Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

15 So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

16 And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And by the night as it departs.

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

18 And by the dawn as it brightens.

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

19 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].

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

20 Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

21 Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

22 And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

23 And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

24 And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

25 And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 Then where are you going?

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

27 Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

28 To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

29 And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).