Al Takwaeer

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

1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

3 And when the mountains are removed

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

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

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

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

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

7 And when the souls are paired

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

8 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

9 For what crime she was killed;

9 For what sin she was killed

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

10 And when the pages are made public

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

11 And when the sky is stripped away

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

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

14 A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

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

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

16 Go straight, or hide;

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

17 And by the night as it closes in

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

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

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

19 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

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

20 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

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

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

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

22 And your companion is not [at all] mad.

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

23 And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

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

24 And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

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

25 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

26 When whither go ye?

26 So where are you going?

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

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

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

28 For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

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

29 And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.