Chapter 84, 25 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انشقت
When the sky is rent asunder,
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And when the earth is spread out
Waitha alardu muddat
وإذا الأرض مدت
And when the earth is flattened out,
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
وألقت ما فيها وتخلت
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
يا أيها الإنسان إنك كادح إلى ربك كدحا فملاقيه
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
فسوف يحاسب حسابا يسيرا
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
And will return unto his folk in joy.
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
وينقلب إلى أهله مسرورا
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
وأما من أوتي كتابه وراء ظهره
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
He surely will invoke destruction
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
فسوف يدعو ثبورا
Soon will he cry for perdition,
And be thrown to scorching fire.
Wayasla saAAeeran
ويصلى سعيرا
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
إنه كان في أهله مسرورا
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
إنه ظن أن لن يحور
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
بلى إن ربه كان به بصيرا
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
فلا أقسم بالشفق
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
والليل وما وسق
The Night and its Homing;
And by the moon when she is at the full,
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
والقمر إذا اتسق
And the Moon in her fullness:
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
لتركبن طبقا عن طبق
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
Fama lahum la yuminoona
فما لهم لا يؤمنون
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
وإذا قرئ عليهم القرآن لا يسجدون ۩
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
بل الذين كفروا يكذبون
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
والله أعلم بما يوعون
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم أجر غير ممنون
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.