The Overthrowing, The Cessation — Al Muntakhab Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Folding Up

إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

When once the sun is contracted and loses light and becomes dim

Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ

The stars emit no light, lose aspect, contribute to cosmic catastrophes and they are no longer in trim

Wa-itha alnnujoomu inkadarat

وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

The mountains are put in motion and vanish

Wa-itha aljibalu suyyirat

وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

The precious pregnant she - camels are forsaken

Wa-itha alAAisharu AAuttilat

وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

The wild beasts are thronged

Wa-itha alwuhooshu hushirat

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

The seas boil and become inundated

Wa-itha albiharu sujjirat

وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

The like are consorted with the like, joined in companionship and associated (or the souls embodied

Wa-itha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ

The entombed - alive female infant is asked

Wa-itha almawoodatu su-ilat

بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ

For what guilt was she made to suffer infanticide

Bi-ayyi thanbin qutilat

وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

And when the records are laid open and are open wide

Wa-itha alssuhufu nushirat

وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ

And when the heaven is erased

Wa-itha alssamao kushitat

وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

And when Hell is blazed

Wa-itha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

And when Paradise is brought close at hand

Wa-itha aljannatu ozlifat

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ

Then, every soul becomes fully cognizant of what she brought along of deeds imprinted with wisdom and piety or works imprinted with iniquity and impiety

AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ

I swear by the heavenly bodies that recede

Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ

The planets which in a retrograde motion do proceed

Aljawari alkunnasi

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

And by the night when she feels her way and then softly moves away

Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

And by the morn when it draws the breath of relief and heyday

Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

That it -the Quran- is the word of Allah conveyed by a distinguished Messenger Jibril (Gabriel) who is regarded with honour

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

He is quite powerful and he is endued from the Throne of grace with high esteem

Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

And he is obeyed in the realm and to his trust he is faithfully supreme

MutaAAin thamma ameenin

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

Nor is your companion the -Prophet Muhammad- possessed by an evil spirit

Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ

For he certainly saw him -the angel Jibril- at the clear horizon

Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

Nor should he be accused of withholding any heavenly or divine knowledge of the unseen

Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ

Nor is it -the Quran- the word of an accursed spirit

Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

How could you think this way and where can you turn

Faayna tathhaboona

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

This Quran is but a universal message and an admonition of great concern

In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

For him who, among you, wishes to follow the path of rectitude which is the path in the main

Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

But even then you cannot exercise your will unless it be Allah's will; He is the Creator of the worlds

Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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