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.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
And when the stars fall.
And when the stars fall,
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
And when the hills are moved,
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
And when the seas rise,
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
And when souls are reunited,
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
For what sin, was she killed?
For what sin she was slain,
بأي ذنب قتلت
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
And when the pages are laid open,
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
And when the sky is torn away,
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
And when hell is lighted,
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when Paradise is brought near.
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
فلا أقسم بالخنس
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
The stars which rise and set,
الجوار الكنس
And by the night as it departs.
And the close of night,
والليل إذا عسعس
And by the dawn as it brightens.
And the breath of morning
والصبح إذا تنفس
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].
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
مطاع ثم أمين
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
And your comrade is not mad.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Then where are you going?
Whither then go ye ?
فأين تذهبون
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين