Al Takwaeer

1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

1 When the sun is covered,

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 And when the stars darken,

3 And when the mountains are removed

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away,

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

4 And when the camels are left untended,

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

5 And when the wild animals are made to go forth,

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

6 And when the seas are set on fire,

7 And when the souls are paired

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

7 And when souls are united,

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

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

8 And when the female infant buried alive is asked

9 For what sin she was killed

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what sin she was killed,

10 And when the pages are made public

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

10 And when the books are spread,

11 And when the sky is stripped away

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

11 And when the heaven has its covering removed,

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 And when the hell is kindled up,

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when the garden is brought nigh,

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

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

14 Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

15 But nay! I swear by the stars,

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

16 That run their course (and) hide themselves,

17 And by the night as it closes in

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And the night when it departs,

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

18 And the morning when it brightens,

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

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

19 Most surely it is the Word of an honored 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 The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

21 One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.

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

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

22 And your companion is not gone mad.

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

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

23 And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.

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

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

24 Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.

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 the cursed Shaitan,

26 So where are you going?

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 Whither then will you go?

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

27 It is naught but a reminder for the nations,

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

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

28 For him among you who pleases 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 And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.