Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
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.
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall.
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
For what crime she was killed;
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin, was she killed?
When the scrolls are laid open;
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
When the world on High is unveiled;
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
And when the Garden is brought near; -
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when Paradise is brought near.
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
Go straight, or hide;
Aljawari alkunnasi
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
And the Night as it dissipates;
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the night as it departs.
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And by the dawn as it brightens.
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
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].
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
When whither go ye?
Faayna tathhaboona
Then where are you going?
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
To whomsoever among you who wills 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
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).