The Overthrowing, The Cessation — Dr Laleh Bakhtiar Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Folding Up

إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

When the sun will be darkened

Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ

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and when the stars plunge down

Wa-itha alnnujoomu inkadarat

وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

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and when the mountains will be set in motion

Wa-itha aljibalu suyyirat

وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

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and when the pregnant camels are ignored

Wa-itha alAAisharu AAuttilat

وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

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and when the savage beasts will be assembled together

Wa-itha alwuhooshu hushirat

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

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and when the seas are caused to overflow

Wa-itha albiharu sujjirat

وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

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and when the souls will be mated

Wa-itha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ

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and when the buried infant girl will be asked

Wa-itha almawoodatu su-ilat

بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ

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for which impiety she was slain

Bi-ayyi thanbin qutilat

وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

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and when the scrolls will be unfolded

Wa-itha alssuhufu nushirat

وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ

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and when the heaven is stripped off

Wa-itha alssamao kushitat

وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

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and when hellfire will be caused to burn fiercely

Wa-itha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

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and when the Garden will be brought close,

Wa-itha aljannatu ozlifat

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ

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every soul will know to what it was prone.

AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ

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So no! I swear an oath by the stars that recede,

Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ

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by the ones that run, the setting stars

Aljawari alkunnasi

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

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and by the night when it swarmed

Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

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and by the morning, when it sighed,

Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

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truly, the Quran is a saying from a generous Messenger,

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

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possessed of strength, with the Possessor of the Throne, secure,

Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

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one who is obeyed and, again, trustworthy.

MutaAAin thamma ameenin

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

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And your companion is not one who is possessed.

Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ

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And, certainly, he saw him on the clear horizon.

Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

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And he is not avaricious for the unseen,

Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ

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nor is it the saying of the accursed Satan.

Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

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So where are you going?

Faayna tathhaboona

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

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Truly, it is not but a Remembrance to the worlds

In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

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to whoever among you willed to go straight.

Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

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But you will not, unless God wills, the Lord of the worlds.

Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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