আল তাকওয়ায়ীর

1 When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;

1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

3 And when the mountains are removed

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

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

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

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

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

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

7 And when the souls are paired

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

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

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

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

9 For what crime she was killed;

9 For what sin she was killed

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

10 And when the pages are made public

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

11 And when the sky is stripped away

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

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

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

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

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

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

16 Go straight, or hide;

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

17 And by the night as it closes in

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

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

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

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

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

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],

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

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

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

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

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

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

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

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

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

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

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

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

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].

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

26 When whither go ye?

26 So where are you going?

26 Faayna tathhaboona

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

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

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

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

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

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.

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena