إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
When the sun is wrapped up in darkness,
The Rolling · at-Takwir · سورة التكوير · 29 ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انْكَدَرَتْ
and when the stars fall down,
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
and when the mountains are set in motion,
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
and when pregnant camels are left unattended,
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
and when wild beasts are gathered,
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
and when the seas are set on fire,
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
and when the souls are sorted,
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
and when the baby girl buried alive is asked,
بِأَيِّ ذَنْبٍ قُتِلَتْ
for what crime she was killed,
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
and when records of deeds are spread open,
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
and when the sky is stripped away,
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
and when the Blazing Fire is flared up,
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
and when Paradise is brought near –
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا أَحْضَرَتْ
then every soul will know what it has brought about.
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
I swear by the receding stars,
الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
that run their course and disappear,
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
and by the night as it departs,
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
and by the day as it breaks –
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Indeed, this [Qur’an] is a word conveyed by a noble angel-messenger.
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِنْدَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
endowed with power, of high standing with the Lord of the Throne,
مُطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
obeyed there [by other angels] and trustworthy.
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُمْ بِمَجْنُونٍ
Your fellow [i.e., the Prophet] is not a madman.
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ
He indeed saw him [i.e., Gabriel] on the clear horizon.
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
He does not withhold [knowledge of] the unseen.
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَجِيمٍ
This [Qur’an] is not the word of an accursed devil.
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
So which way are you going?
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعَالَمِينَ
It is but a reminder to the worlds,
لِمَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَقِيمَ
for those among you who wish to take the straight path.
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
But you cannot wish except by the Will of Allah, the Lord of the worlds.