The Overthrowing

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

Transliteration: Izash shamsu kuwwirat

When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ

Transliteration: Wa izan nujoomun kadarat

And when the stars fall, dispersing,

وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

Transliteration: Wa izal jibaalu suyyirat

And when the mountains are removed

وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

Transliteration: Wa izal 'ishaaru 'uttilat

And when full-term she-camels are neglected

وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

Transliteration: Wa izal wuhooshu hushirat

And when the wild beasts are gathered

وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

Transliteration: Wa izal bihaaru sujjirat

And when the seas are filled with flame

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

Transliteration: Wa izan nufoosu zuwwijat

And when the souls are paired

وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ

Transliteration: Wa izal maw'oodatu su'ilat

And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍۢ قُتِلَتْ

Transliteration: Bi ayyi zambin qutilat

For what sin she was killed

وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

Transliteration: Wa izas suhufu nushirat

And when the pages are made public

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ

Transliteration: Wa izas samaaa'u kushitat

And when the sky is stripped away

وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

Transliteration: Wa izal jaheemu su'-'irat

And when Hellfire is set ablaze

وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

Transliteration: Wa izal jannatu uzlifat

And when Paradise is brought near,

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

Transliteration: 'Alimat nafsum maaa ahdarat

A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

Transliteration: Falaaa uqsimu bil khunnas

So I swear by the retreating stars -

ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

Transliteration: Al jawaaril kunnas

Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

Transliteration: Wallaili izaa 'as'as

And by the night as it closes in

وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

Transliteration: Wassubhi izaa tanaffas

And by the dawn when it breathes

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ

Transliteration: Innahoo laqawlu rasoolin kareem

[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍۢ

Transliteration: Zee quwwatin 'inda zil 'arshi makeen

[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

مُّطَاعٍۢ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍۢ

Transliteration: Mutaa'in samma ameen

Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍۢ

Transliteration: Wa maa saahibukum bimajnoon

And your companion is not [at all] mad.

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

Transliteration: Wa laqad ra aahu bilufuqil mubeen

And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍۢ

Transliteration: Wa maa huwa 'alal ghaibi bidaneen

And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ رَّجِيمٍۢ

Transliteration: Wa maa huwa biqawli shaitaanir rajeem

And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

Transliteration: Fa ayna tazhaboon

So where are you going?

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Transliteration: In huwa illaa zikrul lil'aalameen

It is not except a reminder to the worlds

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

Transliteration: Liman shaaa'a minkum ai yastaqeem

For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Transliteration: Wa maa tashaaa'oona illaaa ai yashaaa 'al laahu Rabbul 'Aalameen

And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.