The Overthrowing, The Cessation — Arthur John Arberry Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Folding Up

إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

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When the sun shall be darkened

Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ

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when the stars shall be thrown down

Wa-itha alnnujoomu inkadarat

وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

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when the mountains shall be set moving

Wa-itha aljibalu suyyirat

وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

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when the pregnant camels shall be neglected

Wa-itha alAAisharu AAuttilat

وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

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when the savage beasts shall be mustered

Wa-itha alwuhooshu hushirat

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

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when the seas shall be set boiling

Wa-itha albiharu sujjirat

وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

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when the souls shall be coupled

Wa-itha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ

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when the buried infant shall be aske

Wa-itha almawoodatu su-ilat

بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ

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for what sin she was slain

Bi-ayyi thanbin qutilat

وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

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when the scrolls shall be unrolled

Wa-itha alssuhufu nushirat

وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ

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when heaven shall be stripped off

Wa-itha alssamao kushitat

وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

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when Hell shall be set blazing

Wa-itha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

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when Paradise shall be brought nigh

Wa-itha aljannatu ozlifat

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ

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then shall a soul know what it has produced

AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ

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No! I swear by the slinkers

Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ

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the runners, the sinkers

Aljawari alkunnasi

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

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by the night swarming

Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

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by the dawn sighing

Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

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truly this is the word of a noble Messenge

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

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having power, with the Lord of the Throne secure

Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

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obeyed, moreover trusty

MutaAAin thamma ameenin

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

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Your companion is not possessed

Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ

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he truly saw him on the clear horizon

Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

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he is not niggardly of the Unseen

Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ

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And it is not the word of an accursed Satan

Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

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where then are you going

Faayna tathhaboona

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

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It is naught but a Reminder unto all beings

In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

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for whosoever of you who would go straight

Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

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but will you shall not, unless God wills, the Lord of all Being

Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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