Al Takwaeer

1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

1 When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

3 And when the mountains are removed

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

4 When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

5 When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

7 And when the souls are paired

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

7 When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);

8 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

8 When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -

9 For what sin she was killed

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what crime she was killed;

10 And when the pages are made public

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

11 And when the sky is stripped away

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

14 A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

14 (Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

15 So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

16 Go straight, or hide;

17 And by the night as it closes in

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

18 And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -

19 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

19 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,

20 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

20 Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

21 With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.

22 And your companion is not [at all] mad.

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

22 And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;

23 And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

23 And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.

24 And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

24 Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.

25 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

25 Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.

26 So where are you going?

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 When whither go ye?

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

27 Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:

28 For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

28 (With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:

29 And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

29 But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.