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