إِذَا When ٱلشَّمْسُ the sun كُوِّرَتْ is wrapped up ١
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
— Come To Light
وَإِذَا And when ٱلنُّجُومُ the stars ٱنكَدَرَتْ fall, losing their luster ٢
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
— Come To Light
وَإِذَا And when ٱلْجِبَالُ the mountains سُيِّرَتْ are moved away ٣
And when the mountains are removed
— Come To Light
وَإِذَا And when ٱلْعِشَارُ the full-term she-camels عُطِّلَتْ (are) left untended ٤
And when full-term she-camels are neglected
— Come To Light
وَإِذَا And when ٱلْوُحُوشُ the wild beasts حُشِرَتْ are gathered ٥
And when the wild beasts are gathered
— Come To Light
وَإِذَا And when ٱلْبِحَارُ the seas سُجِّرَتْ are made to overflow ٦
And when the seas are filled with flame
— Come To Light
وَإِذَا And when ٱلنُّفُوسُ the souls زُوِّجَتْ are paired ٧
And when the souls are paired
— Come To Light
وَإِذَا And when ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ the female infant buried alive سُئِلَتْ is asked ٨
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
— Come To Light
بِأَىِّ For what ذَنۢبٍۢ sin قُتِلَتْ she was killed ٩
For what sin she was killed
— Come To Light
وَإِذَا And when ٱلصُّحُفُ the pages نُشِرَتْ are laid open ١٠
And when the pages are spread [i.e., made public]
— Come To Light
وَإِذَا And when ٱلسَّمَآءُ the sky كُشِطَتْ is stripped away ١١
And when the sky is stripped away
— Come To Light
وَإِذَا And when ٱلْجَحِيمُ the Hellfire سُعِّرَتْ is set ablaze ١٢
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
— Come To Light
وَإِذَا And when ٱلْجَنَّةُ Paradise أُزْلِفَتْ is brought near ١٣
And when Paradise is brought near,
— Come To Light
عَلِمَتْ Will know نَفْسٌۭ a soul مَّآ what أَحْضَرَتْ it has brought ١٤
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
— Come To Light
فَلَآ But nay أُقْسِمُ I swear بِٱلْخُنَّسِ by the retreating planets ١٥
So I swear by the retreating stars -
— Come To Light
ٱلْجَوَارِ Those that run ٱلْكُنَّسِ (and) disappear ١٦
Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]
— Come To Light
وَٱلَّيْلِ And the night إِذَا when عَسْعَسَ it departs ١٧
And by the night as it closes in
— Come To Light
وَٱلصُّبْحِ And the dawn إِذَا when تَنَفَّسَ it breathes ١٨
And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]
— Come To Light
إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it لَقَوْلُ (is) surely a word رَسُولٍۢ (of) a Messenger كَرِيمٍۢ noble ١٩
[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]
— Come To Light
ذِى Possessor of قُوَّةٍ power عِندَ with ذِى (the) Owner of ٱلْعَرْشِ the Throne مَكِينٍۢ secure ٢٠
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
— Come To Light