At-Takwir

idhā l-shamsu kuwwirat

When the sun is shrouded in darkness,

wa-idhā l-nujūmu inkadarat

when the stars are dimmed,

wa-idhā l-jibālu suyyirat

when the mountains are set in motion,

wa-idhā l-ʿishāru ʿuṭṭilat

when pregnant camels are abandoned,

wa-idhā l-wuḥūshu ḥushirat

when wild beasts are herded together,

wa-idhā l-biḥāru sujjirat

when the seas boil over,

wa-idhā l-nufūsu zuwwijat

when souls are sorted into classes,

wa-idhā l-mawūdatu su-ilat

when the baby girl buried alive is asked

bi-ayyi dhanbin qutilat

for what sin she was killed,

wa-idhā l-ṣuḥufu nushirat

when the records of deeds are spread open,

wa-idhā l-samāu kushiṭat

when the sky is stripped away,

wa-idhā l-jaḥīmu suʿʿirat

when Hell is made to blaze

wa-idhā l-janatu uz'lifat

and Paradise brought near:

ʿalimat nafsun mā aḥḍarat

then every soul will know what it has brought about.

falā uq'simu bil-khunasi

I swear by the planets

al-jawāri l-kunasi

that recede, move, and hide,

wa-al-layli idhā ʿasʿasa

by the night that descends,

wal-ṣub'ḥi idhā tanaffasa

by the dawn that softly breathes:

innahu laqawlu rasūlin karīmin

this is the speech of a noble messenger,

dhī quwwatin ʿinda dhī l-ʿarshi makīnin

who possesses great strength and is held in honour by the Lord of the Throne––

muṭāʿin thamma amīnin

he is obeyed there and worthy of trust.

wamā ṣāḥibukum bimajnūnin

Your companion is not mad:

walaqad raāhu bil-ufuqi l-mubīni

he did see him on the clear horizon.

wamā huwa ʿalā l-ghaybi biḍanīnin

He does not withhold what is revealed to him from beyond.

wamā huwa biqawli shayṭānin rajīmin

This is not the word of an outcast devil.

fa-ayna tadhhabūna

So where are you [people] going?

in huwa illā dhik'run lil'ʿālamīna

This is a message for all people;

liman shāa minkum an yastaqīma

for those who wish to take the straight path.

wamā tashāūna illā an yashāa l-lahu rabbu l-ʿālamīna

But you will only wish to do so by the will of God, the Lord of all people.