بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِیمِ
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MERCIFUL, THE COMPASSIONATE
إِذَا الشَّمْسُ کُوِّرَتْ 1
1-WHEN THE SUN BECOMES CONDENSED.
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انکَدَرَتْ 2
2-AND WHEN THE STARS SCATTER. (LUSTER LOST)
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُیِّرَتْ 3
3-AND WHEN THE MOUNTAINS ARE SET IN MOTION.
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ 4
4-AND WHEN THE PREGNANT CAMELS (WHICH WERE VERY VALUABLE AMONG THE ARABS) ARE LEFT NEGLECTED.
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ 5
5-AND WHEN THE WILD ANIMALS ARE GATHERED TOGETHER.
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ 6
6-AND WHEN THE SEAS ARE SET TO BOIL UP.
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ 7
7-AND WHEN PERSONS ARE COUPLED. (RIGHTEOUS WITH RIGHTEOUS, AND WICKED WITH WICKED)
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ 8
8-AND WHEN THOSE FEMALE INFANTS WHO WERE BURIED ALIVE ARE QUESTIONED;
بِأَىِّ ذَنْبٍ قُتِلَتْ9
9-FOR WHAT A SIN SHE WAS THUS SLAIN?! (BURIED ALIVE)