Chapter 82, 19 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is cleft asunder,
Itha alssamao infatarat
When the heaven becomes cleft asunder,
When the planets are dispersed,
Waitha alkawakibu intatharat
And when the stars become dispersed,
When the seas are poured forth,
Waitha albiharu fujjirat
And when the seas are made to flow forth,
And the sepulchres are overturned,
Waitha alqubooru buAAthirat
And when the graves are laid open,
A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.
AAalimat nafsun ma qaddamat waakhkharat
Every soul shall know what it has sent before and held back.
O man! What hath made thee careless concerning thy Lord, the Bountiful,
Ya ayyuha alinsanu ma gharraka birabbika alkareemi
O man! what has beguiled you from your Lord, the Gracious one,
Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee ?
Allathee khalaqaka fasawwaka faAAadalaka
Who created you, then made you complete, then made you symmetrical?
Into whatsoever form He will, He casteth thee.
Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaa rakkabaka
Into whatever form He pleased He constituted you.
Nay, but ye deny the Judgment.
Kalla bal tukaththiboona bialddeeni
Nay! but you give the lie to the judgment day,
Lo! there are above you guardians,
Wainna AAalaykum lahafitheena
And most surely there are keepers over you
Generous and recording,
Kiraman katibeena
Honorable recorders,
Who know (all) that ye do.
YaAAlamoona ma tafAAaloona
They know what you do.
Lo! the righteous verily will be in delight.
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
Most surely the righteous are in bliss,
And lo! the wicked verily will be in hell;
Wainna alfujjara lafee jaheemin
And most surely the wicked are in burning fire,
They will burn therein on the Day of Judgment,
Yaslawnaha yawma alddeeni
They shall enter it on the day of judgment.
And will not be absent thence.
Wama hum AAanha bighaibeena
And they shall by no means be absent from it.
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
Wama adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
And what will make you realize what the day of judgment is?
Again, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
Thumma ma adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
Again, what will make you realize what the day of judgment is?
A day on which no soul hath power at all for any (other) soul. The (absolute) command on that day is Allah's.
Yawma la tamliku nafsun linafsin shayan waalamru yawmaithin lillahi
The day on which no soul shall control anything for (another) soul; and the command on that day shall be entirely Allah's.