আত্ তাকভীর (গুটিয়ে নিয়ে আলোহীন করা)

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun 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 hills are moved,

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

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

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

5 And when the wild beasts are herded together,

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

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

6 And when the seas rise,

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

7 And when souls are reunited,

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

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

8 And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked

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

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

9 For what sin she was slain,

9 For what crime she was killed;

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

10 And when the pages are laid open,

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

11 And when the sky is torn away,

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

12 And when hell is lighted,

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

13 And when the Garden is brought nigh,

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

14 (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.

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

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

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

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

16 The stars which rise and set,

16 Go straight, or hide;

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

17 And the close of night,

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

18 And the breath of morning

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

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

19 That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,

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

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

20 Mighty, established in the presence of 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 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

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

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

22 And your comrade is not mad.

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

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

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

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

24 And he is not avid of the Unseen.

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

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

25 Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.

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

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

26 Whither then go ye ?

26 When whither go ye?

26 Faayna tathhaboona

27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

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

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

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

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

29 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.

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

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena