The Rolling
سورة التكوير
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
﴿١﴾ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
1. When the sun is rolled.
﴿٢﴾ وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انْكَدَرَتْ
2. And the stars are dimmed.
﴿٣﴾ وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
3. And the mountains are set in motion.
﴿٤﴾ وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
4. And the relationships are suspended.
﴿٥﴾ وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
5. And the beasts are gathered.
﴿٦﴾ وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
6. And the oceans are set aflame.
﴿٧﴾ وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
7. And the souls are paired.
﴿٨﴾ وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
8. And the girl, buried alive, is asked:
﴿٩﴾ بِأَيِّ ذَنْبٍ قُتِلَتْ
9. For what crime was she killed?
﴿١٠﴾ وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
10. And when the pages are made public.
﴿١١﴾ وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
11. And the sky is peeled away.
﴿١٢﴾ وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
12. And the Fire is set ablaze.
﴿١٣﴾ وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
13. And Paradise is brought near.
﴿١٤﴾ عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا أَحْضَرَتْ
14. Each soul will know what it has readied.
﴿١٥﴾ فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
15. I swear by the galaxies.
﴿١٦﴾ الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
16. Precisely running their courses.
﴿١٧﴾ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
17. And by the night, as it dissipates.
﴿١٨﴾ وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
18. And by the morning, as it breathes.
﴿١٩﴾ إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
19. This is the speech of a noble messenger.
﴿٢٠﴾ ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِنْدَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
20. Endowed with strength, secure with the Lord of the Throne.
﴿٢١﴾ مُطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
21. Obeyed and trustworthy.
﴿٢٢﴾ وَمَا صَاحِبُكُمْ بِمَجْنُونٍ
22. Your friend is not possessed.
﴿٢٣﴾ وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ
23. He saw him on the clear horizon.
﴿٢٤﴾ وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
24. And He does not withhold knowledge of the Unseen.
﴿٢٥﴾ وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَجِيمٍ
25. And it is not the word of an outcast devil.
﴿٢٦﴾ فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
26. So where are you heading?
﴿٢٧﴾ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعَالَمِينَ
27. It is nothing but a reminder for humankind.
﴿٢٨﴾ لِمَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَقِيمَ
28. To whoever among you wills to go straight.
﴿٢٩﴾ وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
29. But you cannot will, unless Allah wills, Lord of the Worlds.