Al Takwaeer

1 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.

1 When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

2 And when the stars fall.

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away;

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

4 And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

4 When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

5 When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

6 And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

7 And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).

7 When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

8 And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:

8 When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

9 For what sin, was she killed?

9 For what crime she was killed;

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

10 And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

11 And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

12 And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

13 And when Paradise is brought near.

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

14 (Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).

14 (Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

15 So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).

15 So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

16 And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.

16 Go straight, or hide;

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

17 And by the night as it departs.

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

18 And by the dawn as it brightens.

18 And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

19 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].

19 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

20 Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,

20 Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

21 Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.

21 With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

22 And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.

22 And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

23 And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).

23 And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

24 And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.

24 Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

25 And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).

25 Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

26 Then where are you going?

26 When whither go ye?

26 Faayna tathhaboona

27 Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)

27 Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

28 To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

28 (With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

29 And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).

29 But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena