Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars fall,
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the hills are moved,
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas rise,
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when souls are reunited,
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
For what crime she was killed;
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin she was slain,
When the scrolls are laid open;
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the pages are laid open,
When the world on High is unveiled;
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the sky is torn away,
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when hell is lighted,
And when the Garden is brought near; -
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
Go straight, or hide;
Aljawari alkunnasi
الجوار الكنس
The stars which rise and set,
And the Night as it dissipates;
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
والليل إذا عسعس
And the close of night,
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
والصبح إذا تنفس
And the breath of morning
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إنه لقول رسول كريم
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مطاع ثم أمين
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your comrade is not mad.
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
When whither go ye?
Faayna tathhaboona
فأين تذهبون
Whither then go ye ?
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.