Ibisobanuro by'amagambo Isura Attak’wiir (Kuzinga) - Ibisobanuro mu cyongereza - ububiko bwa qor'an yejejwe

At-Takwīr

Umurongo: 1

إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ

When the sun is wrapped up in darkness,

Umurongo: 2

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ

and when the stars fall down,

Umurongo: 3

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ

and when the mountains are set in motion,

Umurongo: 4

وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ

and when pregnant camels^[1] are left unattended,

[1] Which are near delivery. It alludes to the distraction of people from their most valuable possessions, such as ten-month pregnant camels for nomadic Arabs.

Umurongo: 5

وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ

and when wild beasts are gathered,

Umurongo: 6

وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ

and when the seas are set on fire,

Umurongo: 7

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ

and when the souls are sorted^[2],

[2] i.e., "joined" with their groups or sects, wicked with the wicked souls, righteous with the righteous.

Umurongo: 8

وَإِذَا ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتۡ

and when the baby girl buried alive^[3] is asked,

[3] As the pagan Arabs used to do for fear of shame or poverty. The Qur’an condemned this practice. See 16:58-59.

Umurongo: 9

بِأَيِّ ذَنۢبٖ قُتِلَتۡ

for what crime she was killed,

Umurongo: 10

وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ

and when records of deeds are spread open,

Umurongo: 11

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡ

and when the sky is stripped away^[4],

[4] As the skin of sheep is stripped away.

Umurongo: 12

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتۡ

and when the Blazing Fire is flared up,

Umurongo: 13

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَنَّةُ أُزۡلِفَتۡ

and when Paradise is brought near –

Umurongo: 14

عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٞ مَّآ أَحۡضَرَتۡ

then every soul will know what it has brought about^[5].

[5] Of faith or disbelief, good or bad deeds for that Day.

Umurongo: 15

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ

I swear by the receding stars,

Umurongo: 16

ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡكُنَّسِ

that rise and hide^[6],

[6] This probably refers to black holes in the sky. "Kanasa" means sweeping or hiding.

Umurongo: 17

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

and by the night as it departs,

Umurongo: 18

وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

and by the day as it breaks –

Umurongo: 19

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ

Indeed, this [Qur’an] is a word conveyed by a noble angel-messenger.

Umurongo: 20

ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي ٱلۡعَرۡشِ مَكِينٖ

extremely powerful, highly revered by the Lord of the Throne,

Umurongo: 21

مُّطَاعٖ ثَمَّ أَمِينٖ

obeyed there [by other angels] and trustworthy.

Umurongo: 22

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجۡنُونٖ

Your fellow [i.e., the Prophet] is not a madman.

Umurongo: 23

وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ

He indeed saw him [i.e., Gabriel] on the clear horizon^[7].

[7] i.e., the eastern horizon, where the sun rises. See footnote 53:6

Umurongo: 24

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلۡغَيۡبِ بِضَنِينٖ

He does not withhold [knowledge of] the unseen^[8].

[8] He (ﷺ) did not withhold the unseen which Allah had revealed to him in the Qur’an.

Umurongo: 25

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَيۡطَٰنٖ رَّجِيمٖ

This [Qur’an] is not the word of an accursed devil.

Umurongo: 26

فَأَيۡنَ تَذۡهَبُونَ

So which way are you going^[9]?

[9] In your denial of the Qur’an for being the revelation from Allah.

Umurongo: 27

إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

It is but a reminder to the worlds,

Umurongo: 28

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَسۡتَقِيمَ

for those among you who wish to take the straight path.

Umurongo: 29

وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

But you cannot wish except by the Will of Allah, the Lord of the worlds.