Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
And when the mountains are removed
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
And when the wild beasts are gathered
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
And when the seas are filled with flame
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
And when the souls are paired
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what crime she was killed;
For what sin she was killed
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
When the scrolls are laid open;
And when the pages are made public
Waitha alssamao kushitat
When the world on High is unveiled;
And when the sky is stripped away
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when the Garden is brought near; -
And when Paradise is brought near,
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Aljawari alkunnasi
Go straight, or hide;
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And the Night as it dissipates;
And by the night as it closes in
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
And by the dawn when it breathes
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Faayna tathhaboona
When whither go ye?
So where are you going?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.