At-Takwîr

إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ ١

When the sun will be folded up and extinguished,

وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ ٢

And the stars will fall (from their galaxies),

وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ ٣

And when the mountains, (after having changed into dust,) will be set in motion (into the atmosphere),

وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ ٤

And when the she-camels heavy with young will be left neglected and discarded (i.e., no one will tend them),

وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ ٥

And when (fear-stricken) wild beasts will be herded together,

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ ٦

And when (all) oceans and rivers will be made to rise and swell,

وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ ٧

And when souls will be united (with their bodies),

وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ ٨

And when the infant girl buried alive will be asked,

بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ ٩

For what crime was she slain?

وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ ١٠

And when the records of deeds will be laid open,

وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ ١١

And when the layers of heaven will be torn asunder and moved away from their places,

وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ ١٢

And when (the Fire of) Hell will be burnt ablaze,

وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ ١٣

And when Paradise will be brought up close,

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ ١٤

Everyone will come to know what he has brought forth.

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ ١٥

So I swear by (the heavenly spheres) which recede (after appearing),

الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ ١٦

Which revolve freely, (then) hide (after appearing),

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ ١٧

And by the night when its darkness tapers off,

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ ١٨

And by the morning when its light dawns,

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ ١٩

Indeed, this (Qur’an) is the Word (communicated) by a glorious and most venerable Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him),

ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ ٢٠

Who is mighty and strong (in calling to the truth, preaching the faith in Messengership and spiritual competence, and) is held in extreme reverence and veneration (and splendour and glory) in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,