Chapter 75, 40 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
But man would fain deny what is before him.
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
But when sight is confounded
At length, when the sight is dazed,
Faitha bariqa albasaru
And the moon is eclipsed
And the moon is buried in darkness.
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And sun and moon are united,
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
Alas! No refuge!
By no means! No place of safety!
Kalla la wazara
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Although he tender his excuses.
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
And neglect the Hereafter.
And leave alone the Hereafter.
Watatharoona alakhirata
That day will faces be resplendent,
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
Looking toward their Lord;
Looking towards their Lord;
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
And that day will other faces be despondent,
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
Waqeela man raqin
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And agony is heaped on agony;
And one leg will be joined with another:
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
Fala saddaqa wala salla
But he denied and flouted.
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Awla laka faawla
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Thumma awla laka faawla
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta