Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
وإذا الجبال سيرت
And when the mountains are removed
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
وإذا العشار عطلت
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
And when the wild beasts are gathered
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
وإذا البحار سجرت
And when the seas are filled with flame
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
وإذا النفوس زوجت
And when the souls are paired
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
For what crime she was killed;
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
بأي ذنب قتلت
For what sin she was killed
When the scrolls are laid open;
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
وإذا الصحف نشرت
And when the pages are made public
When the world on High is unveiled;
Waitha alssamao kushitat
وإذا السماء كشطت
And when the sky is stripped away
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
And when the Garden is brought near; -
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
And when Paradise is brought near,
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
فلا أقسم بالخنس
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Go straight, or hide;
Aljawari alkunnasi
الجوار الكنس
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
And the Night as it dissipates;
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
والليل إذا عسعس
And by the night as it closes in
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
والصبح إذا تنفس
And by the dawn when it breathes
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إنه لقول رسول كريم
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
مطاع ثم أمين
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
When whither go ye?
Faayna tathhaboona
فأين تذهبون
So where are you going?
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
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 you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.