At-Takwir

إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ

When the sun is wound round and its light is lost and is overthrown.[1]

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ

And when the stars fall.

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ

And when the mountains are made to pass away;

وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ

And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ

And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ

And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ

And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).

وَإِذَا ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتۡ

And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:[2]

بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍۢ قُتِلَتۡ

For what sin, was she killed?

وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ

And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡ

And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتۡ

And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَنَّةُ أُزۡلِفَتۡ

And when Paradise is brought near.

عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٌۭ مَّآ أَحۡضَرَتۡ

(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ

So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).

ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡكُنَّسِ

And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

And by the night as it departs.

وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

And by the dawn as it brightens.

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ

Verily, this is the Word (this Qur’ân brought by) a most honourable messenger [Jibrîl (Gabrîl), from Allâh to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم].

ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلۡعَرۡشِ مَكِينٍۢ

Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allâh), the Lord of the Throne,

مُّطَاعٍۢ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍۢ

Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجۡنُونٍۢ

And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.

وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ

And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibrîl (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلۡغَيۡبِ بِضَنِينٍۢ

And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَيۡطَـٰنٍۢ رَّجِيمٍۢ

And it (the Qur’ân) is not the word of the outcast Shaitân (Satan).

فَأَيۡنَ تَذۡهَبُونَ

Then where are you going?

إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٌۭ لِّلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ

Verily, this (the Qur’ân) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the ‘Âlamîn (mankind and jinn)[3]

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَسۡتَقِيمَ

To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ

And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allâh wills - the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).