Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are removed
وإذا الجبال سيرت
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
وإذا العشار عطلت
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas are filled with flame
وإذا البحار سجرت
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the souls are paired
وإذا النفوس زوجت
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was killed
بأي ذنب قتلت
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are made public
وإذا الصحف نشرت
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is stripped away
وإذا السماء كشطت
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when Paradise is brought near,
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So I swear by the retreating stars -
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Aljawari alkunnasi
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
الجوار الكنس
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the night as it closes in
والليل إذا عسعس
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And by the dawn when it breathes
والصبح إذا تنفس
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
مطاع ثم أمين
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Faayna tathhaboona
So where are you going?
فأين تذهبون
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين