Chapter 82, 19 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انفطرت
When the Sky is cleft asunder;
When the sky breaks apart
وإذا الكواكب انتثرت
When the Stars are scattered;
And when the stars fall, scattering,
وإذا البحار فجرت
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
And when the seas are erupted
وإذا القبور بعثرت
And when the Graves are turned upside down; -
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
علمت نفس ما قدمت وأخرت
(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
يا أيها الإنسان ما غرك بربك الكريم
O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent? -
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
الذي خلقك فسواك فعدلك
Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias;
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
في أي صورة ما شاء ركبك
In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
كلا بل تكذبون بالدين
Nay! But ye do reject Right and Judgment!
No! But you deny the Recompense.
وإن عليكم لحافظين
But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you, -
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
كراما كاتبين
Kind and honourable, - Writing down (your deeds):
Noble and recording;
يعلمون ما تفعلون
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
They know whatever you do.
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
وإن الفجار لفي جحيم
And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
يصلونها يوم الدين
Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
وما هم عنها بغائبين
And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
And never therefrom will they be absent.
وما أدراك ما يوم الدين
And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
ثم ما أدراك ما يوم الدين
Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
يوم لا تملك نفس لنفس شيئا ۖ والأمر يومئذ لله
(It will be) the Day when no soul shall have power (to do) aught for another: For the command, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.
It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allah.