The Overthrowing, The Cessation — Munir Mezyed Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Folding Up

إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

When the sun is darkened,

Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ

When the stars are caused to fall, losing their luster,

Wa-itha alnnujoomu inkadarat

وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

When the mountains are moved away,

Wa-itha aljibalu suyyirat

وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

When the pregnant camels are left without care,

Wa-itha alAAisharu AAuttilat

وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

When the wild beasts are gathered in one place,

Wa-itha alwuhooshu hushirat

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

When the seas are set on fire, starting to boil,

Wa-itha albiharu sujjirat

وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

When all human beings are paired,

Wa-itha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ

When the infant female who was buried alive be asked

Wa-itha almawoodatu su-ilat

بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ

For what sin she was slain,

Bi-ayyi thanbin qutilat

وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

When the scrolls are laid open,

Wa-itha alssuhufu nushirat

وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ

When the sky is stripped away,

Wa-itha alssamao kushitat

وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

When the Hellfire is put in flames,

Wa-itha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

And when Al-Jannah is brought near,

Wa-itha aljannatu ozlifat

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ

Then each Human Self will know what has brought (of good and evil).

AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ

Nay! I swear by the planets

Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ

As they run their course and hide,

Aljawari alkunnasi

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

By the night when it departs

Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

And by the morning when it breathes

Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

Indeed, this ‘Qurʾān’ is the word (of God conveyed to ‘Mohammad’) through honorable ‘Messenger’ (‘Archangel Gabriel’),

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

Endued with mighty power, and an honorable place with the Lord of the Throne,

Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

Obeyed (by the ‘Angels’) and trustworthy.

MutaAAin thamma ameenin

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

Your companion, (‘Muhammad’), is not insane.

Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ

He truly saw him, (‘Archangel Gabriel’), on the clear horizon.

Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

He is not niggardly of the Unseen.

Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ

This ‘Qurʾān’ is not the word of outcast devil.

Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

Consequently, where will you go?

Faayna tathhaboona

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

It is not but a ‘Reminder’ ( or a Revealer of Truth) to all the beings,

In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

For whoever wills among you to follow the right path (to salvation).

Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

You are unable to choose or do anything unless Allâh, the Lord of all the worlds, wills it to be so.

Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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