Chapter 81, 29 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
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 wrapped up [in darkness]
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ
And when the stars fall.
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
And when the mountains are removed
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
And when the wild beasts are gathered
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
And when the seas are filled with flame
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
And when the souls are paired
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ
For what sin, was she killed?
For what sin she was killed
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
And when the pages are made public
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
And when the sky is stripped away
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
And when Paradise is brought near.
And when Paradise is brought near,
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
So I swear by the retreating stars -
الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And by the night as it departs.
And by the night as it closes in
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
And by the dawn as it brightens.
And by the dawn when it breathes
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
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] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Then where are you going?
So where are you going?
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
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 will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.