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