Surat At-Takwīr - سورة التكوير

إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

Muhsin Khan: When the sun Kuwwirat (wound round and lost its light and is overthrown).

وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ

Muhsin Khan: And when the stars shall fall;

وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

Muhsin Khan: And when the mountains shall made to pass away;

وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

Muhsin Khan: And when the pregnant she-camels shall be neglected;

وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

Muhsin Khan: And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together;

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

Muhsin Khan: And when the seas shall become as blazing Fire or shall overflow;

وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

Muhsin Khan: And when the souls shall be joined with their bodies;

وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ

Muhsin Khan: And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) shall be questioned.

بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ

Muhsin Khan: For what sin she was killed?

وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

Muhsin Khan: And when the written pages of deeds (good and bad) of every person shall be laid open;

وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ

Muhsin Khan: And when the heaven shall be stripped off and taken away from its place;

وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

Muhsin Khan: And when Hell-fire shall be kindled to fierce ablaze.

وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

Muhsin Khan: And when Paradise shall be brought near,

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ

Muhsin Khan: (Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ

Muhsin Khan: So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).

الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ

Muhsin Khan: And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves,

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

Muhsin Khan: And by the night as it departs;

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

Muhsin Khan: And by the dawn as it brightens;

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

Muhsin Khan: Verily, this is the Word (this Quran brought by) a most honourable messenger [Jibrael (Gabriel), from Allah to the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)].

ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

Muhsin Khan: Owner of power, and high rank with (Allah) the Lord of the Throne,

مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

Muhsin Khan: Obeyed (by the angels), trustworthy there (in the heavens).

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

Muhsin Khan: And (O people) your companion (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is not a madman;

وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ

Muhsin Khan: And indeed he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) saw him [Jibrael (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

Muhsin Khan: And he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) withholds not a knowledge of the unseen.

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ

Muhsin Khan: And it (the Quran) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).

فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

Muhsin Khan: Then where are you going?

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

Muhsin Khan: Verily, this (the Quran) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns).

لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

Muhsin Khan: To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight,

وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Muhsin Khan: And you will not, unless (it be) that Allah wills, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists).