Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
When the sun is covered,
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars darken,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the mountains are removed
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the camels are left untended,
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the wild beasts are gathered
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the seas are filled with flame
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas are set on fire,
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the souls are paired
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when souls are united,
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
For what sin she was killed
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin she was killed,
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
And when the pages are made public
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the books are spread,
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the sky is stripped away
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when the hell is kindled up,
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Paradise is brought near,
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when the garden is brought nigh,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
So I swear by the retreating stars -
فلا أقسم بالخنس
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
الجوار الكنس
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
Aljawari alkunnasi
And by the night as it closes in
والليل إذا عسعس
And the night when it departs,
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the dawn when it breathes
والصبح إذا تنفس
And the morning when it brightens,
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
مطاع ثم أمين
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your companion is not gone mad.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
So where are you going?
فأين تذهبون
Whither then will you go?
Faayna tathhaboona
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena