Surah At-Takwir

إِذَاٱلشَّمْسُكُوِّرَتْ

WHEN THE SUN is shrouded in darkness,

وَإِذَاٱلنُّجُومُٱنكَدَرَتْ

and when the stars lose their light,

وَإِذَاٱلْجِبَالُسُيِّرَتْ

and when the mountains are made to vanish,

وَإِذَاٱلْعِشَارُعُطِّلَتْ

and when she-camels big with young, about to give birth, are left untended,

وَإِذَاٱلْوُحُوشُحُشِرَتْ

and when all beasts are gathered together,

وَإِذَاٱلْبِحَارُسُجِّرَتْ

and when the seas boil over,

وَإِذَاٱلنُّفُوسُزُوِّجَتْ

and when all human beings are coupled [with their deeds],

وَإِذَاٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُسُئِلَتْ

and when the girl-child that was buried alive is made to ask

بِأَىِّذَنۢبٍۢقُتِلَتْ

for what crime she had been slain,

وَإِذَاٱلصُّحُفُنُشِرَتْ

and when the scrolls [of men's deeds] are unfolded,

وَإِذَاٱلسَّمَآءُكُشِطَتْ

and when heaven is laid bare,

وَإِذَاٱلْجَحِيمُسُعِّرَتْ

and when the blazing fire [of hell] is kindled bright,

وَإِذَاٱلْجَنَّةُأُزْلِفَتْ

and when paradise is brought into view:

عَلِمَتْنَفْسٌۭمَّآأَحْضَرَتْ

[on that Day] every human being will come to know what he has prepared [for himself].

فَلَآأُقْسِمُبِٱلْخُنَّسِ

BUT NAY! I call to witness the revolving stars,

ٱلْجَوَارِٱلْكُنَّسِ

the planets that run their course and set,

وَٱلَّيْلِإِذَاعَسْعَسَ

and the night as it darkly falls,

وَٱلصُّبْحِإِذَاتَنَفَّسَ

and the morn as it softly breathes:

إِنَّهُۥلَقَوْلُرَسُولٍۢكَرِيمٍۢ

behold, this [divine writ] is indeed the [inspired] word of a noble apostle,

ذِىقُوَّةٍعِندَذِىٱلْعَرْشِمَكِينٍۢ

with strength endowed, secure with Him who in almightiness is enthroned