Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
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.
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
And when the stars fall,
And when the stars fall.
And when the mountains are removed
And when the hills are moved,
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
And when the wild beasts are gathered
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
And when the seas are filled with flame
And when the seas rise,
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
And when the souls are paired
And when souls are reunited,
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
For what sin she was killed
For what sin she was slain,
For what sin, was she killed?
And when the pages are made public
And when the pages are laid open,
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
And when the sky is stripped away
And when the sky is torn away,
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
And when hell is lighted,
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
And when Paradise is brought near,
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
And when Paradise is brought near.
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
The stars which rise and set,
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
And by the night as it closes in
And the close of night,
And by the night as it departs.
And by the dawn when it breathes
And the breath of morning
And by the dawn as it brightens.
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
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].
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
And your comrade is not mad.
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
So where are you going?
Whither then go ye ?
Then where are you going?
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).