Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
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.
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
And when the stars fall.
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are removed
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas are filled with flame
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the souls are paired
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was killed
For what sin, was she killed?
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are made public
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is stripped away
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when Paradise is brought near,
And when Paradise is brought near.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So I swear by the retreating stars -
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
Aljawari alkunnasi
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the night as it closes in
And by the night as it departs.
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And by the dawn when it breathes
And by the dawn as it brightens.
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
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].
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Faayna tathhaboona
So where are you going?
Then where are you going?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).