Chapter 84, 25 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
When the sky is rent asunder,
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
When the sky has split [open]
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
And when the earth is spread out
And when the earth is flattened out,
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth has been extended
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He will be judged with an easy account
And will return unto his folk in joy.
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And return to his people in happiness.
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
He surely will invoke destruction
Soon will he cry for perdition,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He will cry out for destruction
And be thrown to scorching fire.
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Wayasla saAAeeran
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
So I swear by the twilight glow
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
The Night and its Homing;
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And [by] the night and what it envelops
And by the moon when she is at the full,
And the Moon in her fullness:
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
Fama lahum la yuminoona
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
But those who have disbelieved deny,
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.