Al Takwaeer

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

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

1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

3 And when the mountains are removed

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

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

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

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

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

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

7 And when the souls are paired

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

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

8 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what crime she was killed;

9 For what sin she was killed

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

10 And when the pages are made public

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

11 And when the sky is stripped away

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

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

14 A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

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

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

16 Go straight, or hide;

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

17 And by the night as it closes in

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

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

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

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

19 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

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

20 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

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

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

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

22 And your companion is not [at all] mad.

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

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

23 And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

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

24 And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

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

25 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 When whither go ye?

26 So where are you going?

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

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

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

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

28 For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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

29 And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.