The Overthrowing, The Cessation — Maulana Muhammad Ali Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Folding Up

إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

When the sun is folded up

Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the stars are dust-coloured

Wa-itha alnnujoomu inkadarat

وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the mountains are made to pass away

Wa-itha aljibalu suyyirat

وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the camels are abandoned

Wa-itha alAAisharu AAuttilat

وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the wild animals are gathered together

Wa-itha alwuhooshu hushirat

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the cities are made to swell

Wa-itha albiharu sujjirat

وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when men are united

Wa-itha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the one buried alive is aske

Wa-itha almawoodatu su-ilat

بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

For what sin she was killed

Bi-ayyi thanbin qutilat

وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the books are spread

Wa-itha alssuhufu nushirat

وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the heaven has its covering removed

Wa-itha alssamao kushitat

وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when hell is kindled

Wa-itha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the Garden is brought nigh -

Wa-itha aljannatu ozlifat

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Every soul will know what it has prepared

AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Nay, I call to witness the stars

Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Running their course, (and) setting

Aljawari alkunnasi

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the night when it departs

Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the morning when it brightens

Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Surely it is the word of a bountiful Messenger

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

The possessor of strength, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne

Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

One (to be) obeyed, and faithful

MutaAAin thamma ameenin

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And your companion is not mad

Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And truly he saw himself on the clear horizon

Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Nor is he niggardly of the unseen

Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Nor is it the word of an accursed devil -

Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Whither then are you going

Faayna tathhaboona

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

It is naught but a Reminder for the nations

In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

For him among you who will go straight

Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And you will not, except Allah please, the Lord of the worlds

Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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