Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
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Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
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Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are removed
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Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when full-term she-camels are neglected
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Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered
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Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas are filled with flame
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Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the souls are paired
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Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
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Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was killed
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Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are made public
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Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is stripped away
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Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
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Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when Paradise is brought near,
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AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
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Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So I swear by the retreating stars -
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Aljawari alkunnasi
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
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Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the night as it closes in
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Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And by the dawn when it breathes
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Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
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Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
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MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
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Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
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Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
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Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
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Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
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Faayna tathhaboona
So where are you going?
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In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
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Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
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Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
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