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]
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are removed
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when full - term 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
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas are filled with flame
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the souls are paired
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
For what crime she was killed;
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was killed
When the scrolls are laid open;
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are made public
When the world on High is unveiled;
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is stripped away
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Hellfire 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
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Go straight, or hide;
Aljawari alkunnasi
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
And the Night as it dissipates;
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the night as it closes in
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And by the dawn when it breathes
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
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],
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
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
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
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
When whither go ye?
Faayna tathhaboona
So where are you going?
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
(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.
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.