At-Takwir

Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

Idhā Ash-Shamsu Kūwirat

When the sun is wound up

Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

Wa 'Idhā An-Nujūmu Ankadarat

when the stars scatter

Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

Wa 'Idhā Al-Jibālu Suyyirat

when the mountains are set moving

Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

Wa 'Idhā Al-`Ishāru `Uţţilat

when the pregnant camels are neglected

Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

Wa 'Idhā Al-Wuĥūshu Ĥushirat

when the wild beasts are mustered

Waitha albiharu sujjirat

Wa 'Idhā Al-Biĥāru Sujjirat

when the seas are set afire

Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

Wa 'Idhā An-Nufūsu Zūwijat

when the souls are assorted

Waitha almawoodatu suilat

Wa 'Idhā Al-Maw'ūdatu Su'ilat

when the girl buried-alive will be asked

Biayyi thanbin qutilat

Bi'ayyi Dhanbin Qutilat

for what sin she was killed

Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

Wa 'Idhā Aş-Şuĥufu Nushirat

When the records [of deeds] are unfolded

Waitha alssamao kushitat

Wa 'Idhā As-Samā'u Kushiţat

when the sky is stripped off

Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

Wa 'Idhā Al-Jaĥīmu Su``irat

when hell is set ablaze

Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

Wa 'Idhā Al-Jannatu 'Uzlifat

when paradise is brought near

AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

Alimat Nafsun Mā 'Aĥđarat

then a soul shall know what it has readied [for itself]

Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

Falā 'Uqsimu Bil-Khunnasi

So I swear by the stars that return

Aljawari alkunnasi

Al-Jawāri Al-Kunnasi

the comets

Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

Wa Al-Layli 'Idhā `As`asa

by the night as it approaches

Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

Wa Aş-Şubĥi 'Idhā Tanaffasa

by the dawn as it breathes

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

Innahu Laqawlu Rasūlin Karīmin

it is indeed the speech of a noble apostle

Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

Dhī Qūwatin `Inda Dhī Al-`Arshi Makīnin

powerful and eminent with the Lord of the Throne

MutaAAin thamma ameenin

Muţā`in Thamma 'Amīnin

one who is obeyed and is trustworthy as well

Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

Wa Mā Şāĥibukum Bimajnūnin

Your companion is not crazy

Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

Wa Laqad Ra'āhu Bil-'Ufuqi Al-Mubīni

certainly he saw him on the manifest horizon

Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

Wa Mā Huwa `Alá Al-Ghaybi Biđanīnin

and he is not miserly concerning the Unseen

Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

Wa Mā Huwa Biqawli Shayţānin Rajīmin

And it is not the speech of an outcast Satan

Faayna tathhaboona

Fa'ayna Tadh/habūna

So where are you going

In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

In Huwa 'Illā Dhikrun Lil`ālamīna

It is just a reminder for all the nations

Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

Liman Shā'a Minkum 'An Yastaqīma

for those of you who wish to walk straight

Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

Wa Mā Tashā'ūna 'Illā 'An Yashā'a Allāhu Rabbu Al-`Ālamīna

but you will not wish unless it is wished by Allah, the Lord of all the worlds