Al Takwaeer

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

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 And when the stars fall,

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 And when the hills are moved,

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

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

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

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

5 And when the wild beasts are herded together,

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

6 And when the seas rise,

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

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

7 And when souls are reunited,

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

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

8 And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked

9 For what crime she was killed;

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what sin she was slain,

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

10 And when the pages are laid open,

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

11 And when the sky is torn away,

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 And when hell is lighted,

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when the Garden is brought nigh,

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

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

14 (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.

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

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

16 Go straight, or hide;

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

16 The stars which rise and set,

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And the close of night,

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

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

18 And the breath of morning

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

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

19 That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,

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

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

20 Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,

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

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

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

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

22 And your comrade is not mad.

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

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

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

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

24 And he is not avid of the Unseen.

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

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

25 Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.

26 When whither go ye?

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 Whither then go ye ?

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

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

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

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

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

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

29 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.