At-Takwīr

إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

Itha ashshamsu kuwwirat

When the sun is shrouded in darkness,

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ

Wa-itha annujoomu inkadarat

when the stars are dimmed,

وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

Wa-itha aljibalu suyyirat

when the mountains are set in motion,

وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

Wa-itha alAAisharu AAuttilat

when pregnant camels are abandoned,

وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

Wa-itha alwuhooshu hushirat

when wild beasts are herded together,

وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

Wa-itha albiharu sujjirat

when the seas boil over,

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

Wa-itha annufoosu zuwwijat

when souls are sorted into classes,

وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ

Wa-itha almawoodatu su-ilat

when the baby girl buried alive is asked

بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ

Bi-ayyi thanbin qutilat

for what sin she was killed,

وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

Wa-itha assuhufunushirat

when the records of deeds are spread open,

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ

Wa-itha assamao kushitat

when the sky is stripped away,

وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

Wa-itha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

when Hell is made to blaze

وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

Wa-itha aljannatu ozlifat

and Paradise brought near:

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

then every soul will know what it has brought about.

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

Fala oqsimu bilkhunnas

I swear by the planets

ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

Aljawari alkunnas

that recede, move, and hide,

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

Wallayli itha AAasAAas

by the night that descends,

وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

Wassubhi ithatanaffas

by the dawn that softly breathes:

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareem

this is the speech of a noble messenger,

ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

Thee quwwatin AAinda theealAAarshi makeen

who possesses great strength and is held in honour by the Lord of the Throne––

مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

MutaAAin thamma ameen

he is obeyed there and worthy of trust.

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

Wama sahibukum bimajnoon

Your companion is not mad:

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

Walaqad raahu bilofuqialmubeen

he did see him on the clear horizon.

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneen

He does not withhold what is revealed to him from beyond.

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

Wama huwa biqawli shaytaninrajeem

This is not the word of an outcast devil.

فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

Faayna tathhaboon

So where are you [people] going?

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameen

This is a message for all people;

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeem

for those who wish to take the straight path.

وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Wama tashaoona illa anyashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameen

But you will only wish to do so by the will of God, the Lord of all people.