Chapter 84, 25 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انشقت
When the heaven bursts asunder,
When the sky is rent asunder,
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
وإذا الأرض مدت
And when the earth is stretched,
And when the earth is flattened out,
وألقت ما فيها وتخلت
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
يا أيها الإنسان إنك كادح إلى ربك كدحا فملاقيه
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
فسوف يحاسب حسابا يسيرا
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
وينقلب إلى أهله مسرورا
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
وأما من أوتي كتابه وراء ظهره
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
فسوف يدعو ثبورا
He shall call for perdition,
Soon will he cry for perdition,
ويصلى سعيرا
And enter into burning fire.
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
إنه كان في أهله مسرورا
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
إنه ظن أن لن يحور
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
بلى إن ربه كان به بصيرا
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
فلا أقسم بالشفق
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
والليل وما وسق
And the night and that which it drives on,
The Night and its Homing;
والقمر إذا اتسق
And the moon when it grows full,
And the Moon in her fullness:
لتركبن طبقا عن طبق
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
فما لهم لا يؤمنون
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
وإذا قرئ عليهم القرآن لا يسجدون ۩
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
بل الذين كفروا يكذبون
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
والله أعلم بما يوعون
And Allah knows best what they hide,
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
So announce to them a painful punishment~
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم أجر غير ممنون
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.