Chapter 84, 25 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
When the heaven bursts asunder,
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And when the earth is spread out
And when the earth is stretched,
Waitha alardu muddat
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
And will return unto his folk in joy.
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
He surely will invoke destruction
He shall call for perdition,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
And be thrown to scorching fire.
And enter into burning fire.
Wayasla saAAeeran
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
And the night and that which it drives on,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And by the moon when she is at the full,
And the moon when it grows full,
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
Fama lahum la yuminoona
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
And Allah knows best what they hide,
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
So announce to them a painful punishment~
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin