When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
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.
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
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.
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
And when the stars fall.
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the mountains are removed
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the wild beasts are gathered
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the seas are filled with flame
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the souls are paired
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
For what sin she was killed
For what sin, was she killed?
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
بأي ذنب قتلت
And when the pages are made public
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the sky is stripped away
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when Paradise is brought near,
And when Paradise is brought near.
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
So I swear by the retreating stars -
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
Aljawari alkunnasi
الجوار الكنس
And by the night as it closes in
And by the night as it departs.
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
والليل إذا عسعس
And by the dawn when it breathes
And by the dawn as it brightens.
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
والصبح إذا تنفس
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble 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].
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إنه لقول رسول كريم
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مطاع ثم أمين
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
So where are you going?
Then where are you going?
Faayna tathhaboona
فأين تذهبون
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين