The Overthrowing, The Cessation — Muhammad Asad Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Folding Up

إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

THEN THE SUN is shrouded in darkness

Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ

and when the stars lose their light

Wa-itha alnnujoomu inkadarat

وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

and when the mountains are made to vanish

Wa-itha aljibalu suyyirat

وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

and when she-camels big with young, about to give birth, are left untended

Wa-itha alAAisharu AAuttilat

وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

and when all beasts are gathered together

Wa-itha alwuhooshu hushirat

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

and when the seas boil over

Wa-itha albiharu sujjirat

وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

and when all human beings are coupled [with their deeds]

Wa-itha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ

and when the girl-child that was buried alive is made to as

Wa-itha almawoodatu su-ilat

بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ

for what crime she had been slain

Bi-ayyi thanbin qutilat

وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

and when the scrolls [of men's deeds] are unfolded

Wa-itha alssuhufu nushirat

وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ

and when heaven is laid bare

Wa-itha alssamao kushitat

وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

and when the blazing fire [of hell] is kindled bright

Wa-itha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

and when paradise is brought into view

Wa-itha aljannatu ozlifat

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ

[on that Day] every human being will come to know what he has prepared [for himself]

AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ

BUT NAY! I call to witness the revolving stars

Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ

the planets that run their course and set

Aljawari alkunnasi

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

and the night as it darkly falls

Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

and the morn as it softly breathes

Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

behold, this [divine writ] is indeed the [inspired] word of a noble apostle

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

with strength endowed, secure with Him who in almightiness is enthrone

Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

[the word] of one to be heeded, and worthy of trust

MutaAAin thamma ameenin

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

For, this fellow-man of yours is not a madman

Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ

he truly beheld [the angel - beheld] him on the clear horizon

Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

and he is not one to begrudge others the knowledge [of whatever has been revealed to him] out of that which is beyond the reach of human Perception

Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ

Nor is this [message] the word of any satanic force accursed

Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

Whither, then, will you go

Faayna tathhaboona

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

This [message] is no less than a reminder to all mankind –

In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

to everyone of you who wills to walk a straight way

Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

But you cannot will it unless God, the Sustainer of all the worlds, wills [to show you that way]

Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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