Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall,
And when the mountains are removed
وإذا الجبال سيرت
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the hills are moved,
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
وإذا العشار عطلت
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
And when the wild beasts are gathered
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
And when the seas are filled with flame
وإذا البحار سجرت
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas rise,
And when the souls are paired
وإذا النفوس زوجت
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when souls are reunited,
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
For what sin she was killed
بأي ذنب قتلت
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was slain,
And when the pages are made public
وإذا الصحف نشرت
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are laid open,
And when the sky is stripped away
وإذا السماء كشطت
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is torn away,
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when hell is lighted,
And when Paradise is brought near,
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
So I swear by the retreating stars -
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
الجوار الكنس
Aljawari alkunnasi
The stars which rise and set,
And by the night as it closes in
والليل إذا عسعس
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And the close of night,
And by the dawn when it breathes
والصبح إذا تنفس
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And the breath of morning
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
مطاع ثم أمين
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your comrade is not mad.
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
So where are you going?
فأين تذهبون
Faayna tathhaboona
Whither then go ye ?
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.