When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

Itha ashshamsu kuwwirat

And when the stars fall, dispersing,

Wa-itha annujoomu inkadarat

And when the mountains are removed

Wa-itha aljibalu suyyirat

And when full-term she-camels are neglected

Wa-itha alAAisharu AAuttilat

And when the wild beasts are gathered

Wa-itha alwuhooshu hushirat

And when the seas are filled with flame

Wa-itha albiharu sujjirat

And when the souls are paired

Wa-itha annufoosu zuwwijat

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

Wa-itha almawoodatu su-ilat

For what sin she was killed

Bi-ayyi thanbin qutilat

And when the pages are spread [i.e., made public]

Wa-itha assuhufunushirat

And when the sky is stripped away

Wa-itha assamao kushitat

And when Hellfire is set ablaze

Wa-itha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

And when Paradise is brought near,

Wa-itha aljannatu ozlifat

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

AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

So I swear by the retreating stars -

Fala oqsimu bilkhunnas

Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]

Aljawari alkunnas

And by the night as it closes in

Wallayli itha AAasAAas

And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]

Wassubhi ithatanaffas

[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareem

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

Thee quwwatin AAinda theealAAarshi makeen

Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

MutaAAin thamma ameen

And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.

Wama sahibukum bimajnoon

And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.

Walaqad raahu bilofuqialmubeen

And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneen

And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

Wama huwa biqawli shaytaninrajeem

So where are you going?

Faayna tathhaboon

It is not except a reminder to the worlds

In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameen

For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeem

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

Wama tashaoona illa anyashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameen