Al Takwaeer

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,

1 When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 And when the stars fall,

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 And when the hills are moved,

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

4 When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

5 And when the wild beasts are herded together,

5 When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

6 And when the seas rise,

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

7 And when souls are reunited,

7 When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

8 And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked

8 When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what sin she was slain,

9 For what crime she was killed;

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

10 And when the pages are laid open,

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

11 And when the sky is torn away,

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 And when hell is lighted,

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when the Garden is brought nigh,

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

14 (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.

14 (Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

15 So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

16 The stars which rise and set,

16 Go straight, or hide;

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And the close of night,

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

18 And the breath of morning

18 And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

19 That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,

19 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

20 Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,

20 Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

21 With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

22 And your comrade is not mad.

22 And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

23 And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

24 And he is not avid of the Unseen.

24 Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

25 Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.

25 Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 Whither then go ye ?

26 When whither go ye?

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

27 Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

28 (With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

29 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.

29 But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.