আল তাকওয়ীর (গুটিয়ে নিয়ে আলোহীন করা)

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

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

2 And when the stars fall,

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

3 And when the hills are moved,

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

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

5 And when the wild beasts are herded together,

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

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

6 And when the seas rise,

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

7 And when souls are reunited,

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

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

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

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

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

9 For what sin she was slain,

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what crime she was killed;

10 And when the pages are laid open,

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

11 And when the sky is torn away,

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

12 And when hell is lighted,

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

13 And when the Garden is brought nigh,

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

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

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

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

15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

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

16 The stars which rise and set,

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

16 Go straight, or hide;

17 And the close of night,

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

18 And the breath of morning

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

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

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

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

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

20 Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

20 Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,

21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

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

22 And your comrade is not mad.

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

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

23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

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

24 And he is not avid of the Unseen.

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

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

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

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

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

26 Whither then go ye ?

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 When whither go ye?

27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

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

28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

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

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

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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