আল তাকওয়ায়ীর

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

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;

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 And when the stars fall.

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away;

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

4 And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

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

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

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

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

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

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

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);

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

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 -

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what sin, was she killed?

9 For what crime she was killed;

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

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

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

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

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when Paradise is brought near.

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

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.

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

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,

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

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

16 Go straight, or hide;

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And by the night as it departs.

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

18 And by the dawn as it brightens.

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

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

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,

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

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,

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

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

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

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

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;

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

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.

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

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.

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

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.

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 Then where are you going?

26 When whither go ye?

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

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:

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

28 To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

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

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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.