আল তাকওয়ায়ীর

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 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

2 And when the stars fall,

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

3 And when the hills are moved,

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

3 And when the mountains are removed

4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

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

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

5 And when the wild beasts are herded together,

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

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

6 And when the seas rise,

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

7 And when souls are reunited,

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

7 And when the souls are paired

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

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

8 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

9 For what sin she was slain,

9 For what crime she was killed;

9 For what sin she was killed

10 And when the pages are laid open,

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

10 And when the pages are made public

11 And when the sky is torn away,

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

11 And when the sky is stripped away

12 And when hell is lighted,

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

13 And when the Garden is brought nigh,

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

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

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

14 A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

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

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

16 The stars which rise and set,

16 Go straight, or hide;

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

17 And the close of night,

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

17 And by the night as it closes in

18 And the breath of morning

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

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

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

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

19 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

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 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

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

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

22 And your comrade is not mad.

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

22 And your companion is not [at all] mad.

23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

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

23 And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

24 And he is not avid of the Unseen.

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

24 And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

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 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

26 Whither then go ye ?

26 When whither go ye?

26 So where are you going?

27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

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

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

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

28 For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

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 And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.