Al Qiyamat
Chapter 75, 40 verses
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Pickthall
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Arabic, with marks
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Saheeh International
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Shakir
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Word by word
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
Arabic, with marks
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
Saheeh International
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Shakir
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
Word by word
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
Pickthall
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
Arabic, with marks
وَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ
Saheeh International
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Shakir
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
Word by word
وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ
Pickthall
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Arabic, with marks
أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُ
Saheeh International
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Shakir
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Word by word
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
Pickthall
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Arabic, with marks
بَلَىٰ قَادِرِينَ عَلَىٰ أَن نُّسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُ
Saheeh International
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Shakir
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Word by word
بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ
Pickthall
But man would fain deny what is before him.
Arabic, with marks
بَلْ يُرِيدُ الْإِنسَانُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُ
Saheeh International
But man desires to continue in sin.
Shakir
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
Word by word
بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ
Pickthall
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
Arabic, with marks
يَسْأَلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ
Saheeh International
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Shakir
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
Word by word
يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
Pickthall
But when sight is confounded
Arabic, with marks
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ الْبَصَرُ
Saheeh International
So when vision is dazzled
Shakir
So when the sight becomes dazed,
Word by word
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ
Pickthall
And the moon is eclipsed
Arabic, with marks
وَخَسَفَ الْقَمَرُ
Saheeh International
And the moon darkens
Shakir
And the moon becomes dark,
Word by word
وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ
Pickthall
And sun and moon are united,
Arabic, with marks
وَجُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ
Saheeh International
And the sun and the moon are joined,
Shakir
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
Word by word
وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ
Pickthall
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
Arabic, with marks
يَقُولُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ الْمَفَرُّ
Saheeh International
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
Shakir
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
Word by word
يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ
Pickthall
Alas! No refuge!
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
Saheeh International
No! There is no refuge.
Shakir
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
Word by word
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
Pickthall
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Arabic, with marks
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُسْتَقَرُّ
Saheeh International
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Shakir
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
Word by word
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ
Pickthall
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
Arabic, with marks
يُنَبَّأُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
Saheeh International
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Shakir
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
Word by word
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
Pickthall
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Arabic, with marks
بَلِ الْإِنسَانُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ
Saheeh International
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Shakir
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Word by word
بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ
Pickthall
Although he tender his excuses.
Arabic, with marks
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُ
Saheeh International
Even if he presents his excuses.
Shakir
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Word by word
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ
Pickthall
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Arabic, with marks
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ
Saheeh International
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Shakir
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
Word by word
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ
Pickthall
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ
Saheeh International
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Shakir
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
Word by word
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ
Pickthall
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
Arabic, with marks
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَاهُ فَاتَّبِعْ قُرْآنَهُ
Saheeh International
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Shakir
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
Word by word
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ
Pickthall
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُ
Saheeh International
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Shakir
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Word by word
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ
Pickthall
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ
Saheeh International
No! But you love the immediate
Shakir
Nay! But you love the present life,
Word by word
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ
Pickthall
And neglect the Hereafter.
Arabic, with marks
وَتَذَرُونَ الْآخِرَةَ
Saheeh International
And leave the Hereafter.
Shakir
And neglect the hereafter.
Word by word
وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
Pickthall
That day will faces be resplendent,
Arabic, with marks
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ
Saheeh International
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Shakir
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
Word by word
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ
Pickthall
Looking toward their Lord;
Arabic, with marks
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ
Saheeh International
Looking at their Lord.
Shakir
Looking to their Lord.
Word by word
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ
Pickthall
And that day will other faces be despondent,
Arabic, with marks
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَاسِرَةٌ
Saheeh International
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
Shakir
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
Word by word
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ
Pickthall
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
Arabic, with marks
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ
Saheeh International
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Shakir
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Word by word
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ
Pickthall
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِيَ
Saheeh International
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Shakir
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
Word by word
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ
Pickthall
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
Arabic, with marks
وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ
Saheeh International
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
Shakir
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
Word by word
وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ
Pickthall
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
Arabic, with marks
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ الْفِرَاقُ
Saheeh International
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
Shakir
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
Word by word
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ
Pickthall
And agony is heaped on agony;
Arabic, with marks
وَالْتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِ
Saheeh International
And the leg is wound about the leg,
Shakir
And affliction is combined with affliction;
Word by word
وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ
Pickthall
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
Arabic, with marks
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمَسَاقُ
Saheeh International
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
Shakir
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
Word by word
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ
Pickthall
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
Arabic, with marks
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
Saheeh International
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
Shakir
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
Word by word
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
Pickthall
But he denied and flouted.
Arabic, with marks
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Saheeh International
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
Shakir
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
Word by word
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Pickthall
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ يَتَمَطَّىٰ
Saheeh International
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Shakir
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Word by word
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ
Pickthall
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Arabic, with marks
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Saheeh International
Woe to you, and woe!
Shakir
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Word by word
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Pickthall
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Saheeh International
Then woe to you, and woe!
Shakir
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Word by word
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ
Pickthall
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Arabic, with marks
أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى
Saheeh International
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Shakir
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Word by word
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى
Pickthall
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Arabic, with marks
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِيٍّ يُمْنَىٰ
Saheeh International
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Shakir
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Word by word
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ
Pickthall
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Saheeh International
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Shakir
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
Word by word
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Pickthall
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
Arabic, with marks
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
Saheeh International
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
Shakir
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
Word by word
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Pickthall
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
Arabic, with marks
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتَىٰ
Saheeh International
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Shakir
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
Word by word
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْۦِىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ