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.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
And when the stars fall.
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
For what sin, was she killed?
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ
بأي ذنب قتلت
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when Paradise is brought near.
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
فلا أقسم بالخنس
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
الجوار الكنس
And by the night as it departs.
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
والليل إذا عسعس
And by the dawn as it brightens.
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
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].
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
مطاع ثم أمين
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Then where are you going?
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
فأين تذهبون
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
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).
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين