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Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

When the sun is wrapped up in darkness,

Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

and when the stars fall down,

Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

and when the mountains are set in motion,

Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

and when pregnant camels[1] are left unattended,

Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

and when wild beasts are gathered,

Waitha albiharu sujjirat

and when the seas are set on fire,

Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

and when the souls are sorted[2],

Waitha almawoodatu suilat

and when the baby girl buried alive[3] is asked,

Biayyi thanbin qutilat

for what crime she was killed,

Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

and when records of deeds are spread open,

Waitha alssamao kushitat

and when the sky is stripped away[4],

Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

and when the Blazing Fire is flared up,

Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

and when Paradise is brought near –

AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

then every soul will know what it has brought about[5].

Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

I swear by the receding stars,

Aljawari alkunnasi

that rise and hide[6],

Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

and by the night as it departs,

Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

and by the day as it breaks –

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

Indeed, this [Qur’an] is a word conveyed by a noble angel-messenger.

Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

extremely powerful, highly revered by the Lord of the Throne,

MutaAAin thamma ameenin

obeyed there [by other angels] and trustworthy.

Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

Your fellow [i.e., the Prophet] is not a madman.

Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

He indeed saw him [i.e., Gabriel] on the clear horizon[7].

Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

He does not withhold [knowledge of] the unseen[8].

Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

This [Qur’an] is not the word of an accursed devil.

Faayna tathhaboona

So which way are you going[9]?

In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

It is but a reminder to the worlds,

Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

for those among you who wish to take the straight path.

Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

But you cannot wish except by the Will of Allah, the Lord of the worlds.