Chapter 82, 19 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is cleft asunder,
When the Sky is cleft asunder;
When the sky breaks apart
When the planets are dispersed,
When the Stars are scattered;
And when the stars fall, scattering,
When the seas are poured forth,
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
And when the seas are erupted
And the sepulchres are overturned,
And when the Graves are turned upside down; -
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.
(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
O man! What hath made thee careless concerning thy Lord, the Bountiful,
O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent? -
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee ?
Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias;
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
Into whatsoever form He will, He casteth thee.
In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
Nay, but ye deny the Judgment.
Nay! But ye do reject Right and Judgment!
No! But you deny the Recompense.
Lo! there are above you guardians,
But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you, -
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
Generous and recording,
Kind and honourable, - Writing down (your deeds):
Noble and recording;
Who know (all) that ye do.
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
They know whatever you do.
Lo! the righteous verily will be in delight.
As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
And lo! the wicked verily will be in hell;
And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
They will burn therein on the Day of Judgment,
Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
And will not be absent thence.
And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
And never therefrom will they be absent.
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Again, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
A day on which no soul hath power at all for any (other) soul. The (absolute) command on that day is Allah's.
(It will be) the Day when no soul shall have power (to do) aught for another: For the command, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.
It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allah.