Al Takwaeer

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

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

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

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

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

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

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

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

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

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

9 For what crime she was killed;

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

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

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

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

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

16 Go straight, or hide;

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

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

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

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

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

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

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

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

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

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

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

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

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

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

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

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

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

26 When whither go ye?

26 Faayna tathhaboona

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

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

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

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

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

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena