"Audhu billahi minash shaytanirrajeem"

Bismi Llaahi l-raḥmaani l-raḥeem

1. Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat;

   When the Sun is wrapped up (when the mind loses its power in the sight of the reality),

2. Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat;

   And the stars are darkened (thought processes cease – ideas shed no light),

3. Waitha aljibalu suyyirat;

   And the mountains are removed (the organs stop working),

4. Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat;

   And when the she-camels (objects of wealth and status) are neglected and (worldly values are) abandoned,

5. Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat;

   And when the beasts are gathered (animalistic senses lose their power),

6. Waitha albiharu sujjirat;

   And the seas begin to boil (information obtained via conditionings flame up and boil away in sight of the reality),

7. Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat;

   And when the souls are paired (individual consciousnesses are paired with their new spirit bodies),

8. Waitha almawoodatu suilat;

   And the female infant who was buried alive is asked,

9. Biayyi thanbin qutilat;

   “For what sin she was killed?”

10. Waitha alssuhufu nushirat;

    And when the recorded pages are made public,

11. Waitha alssamao kushitat;

    And the sky is ripped away (when the mind loses its reasoning power),

12. Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat;

    And Hell is ignited and set ablaze (the fire of remorse is flared up),

    Not:

    These interpretations are in respect of Doomsday being the individual experience of the person, i.e. the person’s own death.

13. Waitha aljannatu ozlifat;

    And Paradise is brought near,

14. AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat;

    Every soul (individual consciousness) will know what it has prepared (apprehend the consequences of his deeds during his life in the biological body).

15. Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi;

    I swear by ‘al-Hunnas’ (the stars that are not observable during the day due to sunlight),

    Not:

    Hadhrat Ali (ra) says the following in regards to ‘al-Hunnas’: “These are the stars (planets) that are invisible during the day, but visible in the night.”

16. Aljawari alkunnasi;

    And by al-Jawar and al-Qunnas (the planets that run their course and those that orbit near the constellations),

17. Waallayli itha AAasAAasa;

    And by the night as it closes in,

18. Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa;

    And by the morning that you breathe in,

19. Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin;

    Indeed, it is the word (conveyed by) a noble Rasul;

20. Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin;

    A powerful (Rasul)! Secure in the sight of the owner of the Throne!

21. MutaAAin thamma ameenin;

    Obeyed there (in the heaven) and trustworthy.

22. Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin;

    Your companion (Muhammad [saw]) is not possessed!

23. Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni;

    Indeed, he observed him in the clear horizon!

24. Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin;

    He does not withhold (the knowledge of) the unseen!

25. Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin;

    And it is not the word of Satan, the cursed (distanced from the reality)!

26. Faayna tathhaboona;

    So, where are you going (by leaving the Quran)?

27. In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena;

    It is only a reminder to the worlds (humans)!

28. Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema;

    For those who want to live by the Truth!

29. Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena;

    You cannot will unless Allah, the Rabb of the worlds, wills!