Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
When the sun is covered,
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ
And when the stars darken,
And when the mountains are removed
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
And when the camels are left untended,
And when the wild beasts are gathered
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
And when the seas are filled with flame
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
And when the seas are set on fire,
And when the souls are paired
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
And when souls are united,
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
For what sin she was killed
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ
For what sin she was killed,
And when the pages are made public
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
And when the books are spread,
And when the sky is stripped away
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
And when the hell is kindled up,
And when Paradise is brought near,
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
And when the garden is brought nigh,
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
Aljawari alkunnasi
الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
And by the night as it closes in
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And the night when it departs,
And by the dawn when it breathes
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
And the morning when it brightens,
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
And your companion is not gone mad.
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
So where are you going?
Faayna tathhaboona
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Whither then will you go?
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.