Chapter 81, 29 verses
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.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
And when the stars fall.
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
وإذا الجبال سيرت
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
وإذا العشار عطلت
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
وإذا البحار سجرت
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
وإذا النفوس زوجت
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
For what sin, was she killed?
بأي ذنب قتلت
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
وإذا الصحف نشرت
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
وإذا السماء كشطت
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Paradise is brought near.
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
الجوار الكنس
Aljawari alkunnasi
And by the night as it departs.
والليل إذا عسعس
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the dawn as it brightens.
والصبح إذا تنفس
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
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].
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
مطاع ثم أمين
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Then where are you going?
فأين تذهبون
Faayna tathhaboona
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena