Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
Chapter 81, 29 verses
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what crime she was killed;
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
When the scrolls are laid open;
Waitha alssamao kushitat
When the world on High is unveiled;
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when the Garden is brought near; -
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Aljawari alkunnasi
Go straight, or hide;
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And the Night as it dissipates;
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Faayna tathhaboona
When whither go ye?
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.