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.
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
And when the stars fall.
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are removed
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas are filled with flame
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the souls are paired
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
For what sin, was she killed?
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was killed
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are made public
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is stripped away
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
And when Paradise is brought near.
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when Paradise is brought near,
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So I swear by the retreating stars -
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
Aljawari alkunnasi
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
And by the night as it departs.
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the night as it closes in
And by the dawn as it brightens.
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And by the dawn when it breathes
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].
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Then where are you going?
Faayna tathhaboona
So where are you going?
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.