আল তাকওয়ায়ীর

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 is wrapped up [in darkness]

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

2 And when the stars fall.

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away;

3 And when the mountains are removed

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

4 And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

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

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

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 And when the souls are paired

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

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

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

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

9 For what sin, was she killed?

9 For what sin 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 And when the pages are made public

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

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

11 And when the sky is stripped away

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

12 And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

13 And when Paradise is brought near.

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

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

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

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 I swear by the retreating stars -

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

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

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

17 And by the night as it departs.

17 And by the night as it closes in

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

18 And by the dawn as it brightens.

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

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

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

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

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

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

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

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

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

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

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 he has already seen Gabriel 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 And Muhammad is not a withholder of [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 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

26 Then where are you going?

26 So where are you going?

26 Faayna tathhaboona

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

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

28 To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

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

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

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena