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.
When the sun is covered,
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
And when the stars fall.
And when the stars darken,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
And when the camels are left untended,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
And when the seas are set on fire,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
And when souls are united,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
For what sin, was she killed?
For what sin she was killed,
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
And when the books are spread,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
And when the hell is kindled up,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Paradise is brought near.
And when the garden is brought nigh,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
Aljawari alkunnasi
And by the night as it departs.
And the night when it departs,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the dawn as it brightens.
And the morning when it brightens,
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].
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
And your companion is not gone mad.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Then where are you going?
Whither then will you go?
Faayna tathhaboona
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
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).
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena