Al Qiyamat

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;

1 I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;

1 I swear by the Day of Resurrection

2 Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).

2 And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).

2 And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].

3 Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?

3 Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?

3 Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?

4 Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!

4 Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.

4 Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.

5 But man would fain deny what is before him.

5 But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.

5 But man desires to continue in sin.

6 He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?

6 He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

6 He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

7 But when sight is confounded

7 At length, when the sight is dazed,

7 So when vision is dazzled

8 And the moon is eclipsed

8 And the moon is buried in darkness.

8 And the moon darkens

9 And sun and moon are united,

9 And the sun and moon are joined together, -

9 And the sun and the moon are joined,

10 On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!

10 That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"

10 Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"

11 Alas! No refuge!

11 By no means! No place of safety!

11 No! There is no refuge.

12 Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.

12 Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.

12 To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.

13 On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.

13 That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.

13 Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.

14 Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,

14 Nay, man will be evidence against himself,

14 Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,

15 Although he tender his excuses.

15 Even though he were to put up his excuses.

15 Even if he presents his excuses.

16 Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.

16 Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.

16 Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.

17 Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.

17 It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:

17 Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.

18 And when We read it, follow thou the reading;

18 But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):

18 So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.

19 Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.

19 Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):

19 Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].

20 Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now

20 Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,

20 No! But you love the immediate

21 And neglect the Hereafter.

21 And leave alone the Hereafter.

21 And leave the Hereafter.

22 That day will faces be resplendent,

22 Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -

22 [Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,

23 Looking toward their Lord;

23 Looking towards their Lord;

23 Looking at their Lord.

24 And that day will other faces be despondent,

24 And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,

24 And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,

25 Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.

25 In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;

25 Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.

26 Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat

26 Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),

26 No! When the soul has reached the collar bones

27 And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?

27 And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"

27 And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"

28 And he knoweth that it is the parting;

28 And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;

28 And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation

29 And agony is heaped on agony;

29 And one leg will be joined with another:

29 And the leg is wound about the leg,

30 Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.

30 That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!

30 To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.

31 For he neither trusted, nor prayed.

31 So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -

31 And the disbeliever had not believed, nor had he prayed.

32 But he denied and flouted.

32 But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!

32 But [instead], he denied and turned away.

33 Then went he to his folk with glee.

33 Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!

33 And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].

34 Nearer unto thee and nearer,

34 Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!

34 Woe to you, and woe!

35 Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).

35 Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!

35 Then woe to you, and woe!

36 Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?

36 Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?

36 Does man think that he will be left neglected?

37 Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?

37 Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?

37 Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?

38 Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned

38 Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.

38 Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]

39 And made of him a pair, the male and female.

39 And of him He made two sexes, male and female.

39 And made of him two mates, the male and the female.

40 Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?

40 Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?

40 Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?