Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are removed
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas are filled with flame
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the souls are paired
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
For what crime she was killed;
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was killed
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
When the scrolls are laid open;
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are made public
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
When the world on High is unveiled;
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is stripped away
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
And when the Garden is brought near; -
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when Paradise is brought near,
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So I swear by the retreating stars -
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
Go straight, or hide;
Aljawari alkunnasi
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
And the Night as it dissipates;
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the night as it closes in
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And by the dawn when it breathes
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
When whither go ye?
Faayna tathhaboona
So where are you going?
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ