يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ They ask you yasalūnaka about ʿani the Hour l-sāʿati when will be ayyāna its appointed time mur'sāhā Say qul Only innamā its knowledge ʿil'muhā (is) with ʿinda my Lord rabbī no (one) lā can reveal [it] yujallīhā its time liwaqtihā except illā Him huwa It lays heavily thaqulat in fī the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi Not lā will it come to you tatīkum but illā suddenly baghtatan They ask you yasalūnaka as if you ka-annaka (were) well informed ḥafiyyun about it ʿanhā Say qul Only innamā its knowledge ʿil'muhā (is) with ʿinda Allah l-lahi but walākinna most akthara (of) the people l-nāsi (do) not lā know yaʿlamūna
They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?1 Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily2 upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allāh, but most of the people do not know."