The Overthrowing, The Cessation — Rashad Khalifa Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Folding Up

إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

When the sun is rolled

Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ

The stars are crashed into each other

Wa-itha alnnujoomu inkadarat

وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

The mountains are wiped out

Wa-itha aljibalu suyyirat

وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

The reproduction is halted

Wa-itha alAAisharu AAuttilat

وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

The beasts are summoned

Wa-itha alwuhooshu hushirat

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

The oceans are set aflame

Wa-itha albiharu sujjirat

وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

The souls are restored to their bodies

Wa-itha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ

The girl who was buried alive is asked

Wa-itha almawoodatu su-ilat

بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ

For what crime was she killed

Bi-ayyi thanbin qutilat

وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

The records are made known

Wa-itha alssuhufu nushirat

وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ

The heaven is removed

Wa-itha alssamao kushitat

وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

Hell is ignited

Wa-itha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

Paradise is presented

Wa-itha aljannatu ozlifat

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ

Every soul will know everything it brought

AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ

I solemnly swear by the galaxies

Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ

Precisely running in their orbits

Aljawari alkunnasi

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

By the night as it falls

Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

And the morn as it breathes

Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

This is the utterance of an honorable messenger

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

Authorized by the Possessor of the Throne, fully supported

Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

He shall be obeyed and trusted

MutaAAin thamma ameenin

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

Your friend (Rashad) is not crazy

Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ

He saw him at the high horizon

Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

He is not holding back any news

Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ

It is not the talk of a rejected devil

Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

Now then, where will you go

Faayna tathhaboona

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

This is a message for all the people

In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

For those who wish to go straight

Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Whatever you will is in accordance with the will of GOD, Lord of the universe

Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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