فَلَآ But nay falā I swear uq'simu by the retreating planets bil-khunasi
So I swear by the retreating stars -
ٱلْجَوَارِ Those that run al-jawāri (and) disappear l-kunasi
Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]
وَٱلَّيْلِ And the night wa-al-layli when idhā it departs ʿasʿasa
And by the night as it closes in
وَٱلصُّبْحِ And the dawn wal-ṣub'ḥi when idhā it breathes tanaffasa
And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]
إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it innahu (is) surely a word laqawlu (of) a Messenger rasūlin noble karīmin
[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]
ذِى Possessor of dhī power quwwatin with ʿinda (the) Owner of dhī the Throne l-ʿarshi secure makīnin
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
مُّطَاعٍۢ One to be obeyed muṭāʿin and thamma trustworthy amīnin
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
وَمَا And not wamā (is) your companion ṣāḥibukum mad bimajnūnin
And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad he saw him raāhu in the horizon bil-ufuqi the clear l-mubīni
And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.
وَمَا And not wamā he (is) huwa on ʿalā the unseen l-ghaybi a withholder biḍanīnin
And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وَمَا And not wamā it huwa (is the) word biqawli (of) Shaitaan shayṭānin accursed rajīmin
And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
إِنْ Not in it huwa (is) except illā a reminder dhik'run to the worlds lil'ʿālamīna
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
لِمَن For whoever liman wills shāa among you minkum to an take a straight way yastaqīma
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
وَمَا And not wamā you will tashāūna except illā that an wills yashāa Allah l-lahu Lord rabbu (of) the worlds l-ʿālamīna
And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.