Chapter 75, 40 verses
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بيوم القيامة
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
ولا أقسم بالنفس اللوامة
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
أيحسب الإنسان ألن نجمع عظامه
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
بلى قادرين على أن نسوي بنانه
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
بل يريد الإنسان ليفجر أمامه
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
يسأل أيان يوم القيامة
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
So when the sight becomes dazed,
فإذا برق البصر
At length, when the sight is dazed,
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ
And the moon becomes dark,
وخسف القمر
And the moon is buried in darkness.
وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
وجمع الشمس والقمر
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
يقول الإنسان يومئذ أين المفر
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
كلا لا وزر
By no means! No place of safety!
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
إلى ربك يومئذ المستقر
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
ينبأ الإنسان يومئذ بما قدم وأخر
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
بل الإنسان على نفسه بصيرة
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ
Though he puts forth his excuses.
ولو ألقى معاذيره
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
لا تحرك به لسانك لتعجل به
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
إن علينا جمعه وقرآنه
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
فإذا قرأناه فاتبع قرآنه
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
ثم إن علينا بيانه
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ
Nay! But you love the present life,
كلا بل تحبون العاجلة
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ
And neglect the hereafter.
وتذرون الآخرة
And leave alone the Hereafter.
وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
وجوه يومئذ ناضرة
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ
Looking to their Lord.
إلى ربها ناظرة
Looking towards their Lord;
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
ووجوه يومئذ باسرة
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
تظن أن يفعل بها فاقرة
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
كلا إذا بلغت التراقي
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
وقيل من ۜ راق
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
وظن أنه الفراق
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ
And affliction is combined with affliction;
والتفت الساق بالساق
And one leg will be joined with another:
وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
إلى ربك يومئذ المساق
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
فلا صدق ولا صلى
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
ولكن كذب وتولى
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
ثم ذهب إلى أهله يتمطى
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
أولى لك فأولى
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
ثم أولى لك فأولى
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
أيحسب الإنسان أن يترك سدى
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
ألم يك نطفة من مني يمنى
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
ثم كان علقة فخلق فسوى
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
فجعل منه الزوجين الذكر والأنثى
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
أليس ذلك بقادر على أن يحيي الموتى
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْۦِىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ