Chapter 84, 25 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And when the earth is spread out
Waitha alardu muddat
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
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
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
And will return unto his folk in joy.
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
He surely will invoke destruction
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
And be thrown to scorching fire.
Wayasla saAAeeran
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And by the moon when she is at the full,
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
Fama lahum la yuminoona
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin