At-Takwir

Izash shamsu kuwwirat

When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

Wa izan nujoomun kadarat

And when the stars fall, dispersing,

Wa izal jibaalu suyyirat

And when the mountains are removed

Wa izal 'ishaaru 'uttilat

And when full-term she-camels are neglected

Wa izal wuhooshu hushirat

And when the wild beasts are gathered

Wa izal bihaaru sujjirat

And when the seas are filled with flame

Wa izan nufoosu zuwwijat

And when the souls are paired

Wa izal maw'oodatu su'ilat

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

Bi ayyi zambin qutilat

For what sin she was killed

Wa izas suhufu nushirat

And when the pages are made public

Wa izas samaaa'u kushitat

And when the sky is stripped away

Wa izal jaheemu su'-'irat

And when Hellfire is set ablaze

Wa izal jannatu uzlifat

And when Paradise is brought near,

'Alimat nafsum maaa ahdarat

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

Falaaa uqsimu bil khunnas

So I swear by the retreating stars -

Al jawaaril kunnas

Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

Wallaili izaa 'as'as

And by the night as it closes in

Wassubhi izaa tanaffas

And by the dawn when it breathes

Innahoo laqawlu rasoolin kareem

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

Zee quwwatin 'inda zil 'arshi makeen

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

Mutaa'in samma ameen

Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

Wa maa saahibukum bimajnoon

And your companion is not [at all] mad.

Wa laqad ra aahu bilufuqil mubeen

And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

Wa maa huwa 'alal ghaibi bidaneen

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

Wa maa huwa biqawli shaitaanir rajeem

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

Fa ayna tazhaboon

So where are you going?

In huwa illaa zikrul lil'aalameen

It is not except a reminder to the worlds

Liman shaaa'a minkum ai yastaqeem

For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

Wa maa tashaaa'oona illaaa ai yashaaa 'al laahu Rabbul 'Aalameen

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