Total Verses: 29
Revealed At: MAKKA
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
Bismi Allahi alrrahmani alrraheemi
081.001
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
1. Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
081.002
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
2. Wa-itha alnnujoomu inkadarat
081.003
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
3. Wa-itha aljibalu suyyirat
081.004
When the she-camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
4. Wa-itha alAAisharu AAuttilat
081.005
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
5. Wa-itha alwuhooshu hushirat
081.006
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
6. Wa-itha albiharu sujjirat
081.007
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
7. Wa-itha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
081.008
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
8. Wa-itha almawoodatu su-ilat
081.009
For what crime she was killed;
9. Bi-ayyi thanbin qutilat
081.010
When the scrolls are laid open;
10. Wa-itha alssuhufu nushirat
081.011
When the world on High is unveiled;
11. Wa-itha alssamao kushitat
081.012
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
12. Wa-itha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
081.013
And when the Garden is brought near;-
13. Wa-itha aljannatu ozlifat
081.014
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
14. AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
081.015
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
15. Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
081.016
Go straight, or hide;
16. Aljawari alkunnasi
081.017
And the Night as it dissipates;
17. Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
081.018
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness;-
18. Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
081.019
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
19. Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
081.020
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
20. Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
081.021
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
21. MutaAAin thamma ameenin
081.022
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
22. Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
081.023
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
23. Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
081.024
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
24. Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
081.025
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
25. Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
081.026
When whither go ye?
26. Faayna tathhaboona
081.027
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
27. In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
081.028
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
28. Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
081.029
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills,- the Cherisher of the Worlds.
29. Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena