Al Qiyamat
Chapter 75, 40 verses
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Shakir
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Pickthall
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Saheeh International
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Arabic, with marks
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Word by word
Shakir
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
Saheeh International
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Arabic, with marks
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
Word by word
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
Shakir
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
Pickthall
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
Saheeh International
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Arabic, with marks
وَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ
Word by word
وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ
Shakir
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Pickthall
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Saheeh International
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Arabic, with marks
أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُ
Word by word
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
Shakir
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Pickthall
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Saheeh International
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Arabic, with marks
بَلَىٰ قَادِرِينَ عَلَىٰ أَن نُّسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُ
Word by word
بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ
Shakir
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
Pickthall
But man would fain deny what is before him.
Saheeh International
But man desires to continue in sin.
Arabic, with marks
بَلْ يُرِيدُ الْإِنسَانُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُ
Word by word
بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ
Shakir
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
Pickthall
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
Saheeh International
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Arabic, with marks
يَسْأَلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ
Word by word
يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
Shakir
So when the sight becomes dazed,
Pickthall
But when sight is confounded
Saheeh International
So when vision is dazzled
Arabic, with marks
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ الْبَصَرُ
Word by word
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ
Shakir
And the moon becomes dark,
Pickthall
And the moon is eclipsed
Saheeh International
And the moon darkens
Arabic, with marks
وَخَسَفَ الْقَمَرُ
Word by word
وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ
Shakir
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
Pickthall
And sun and moon are united,
Saheeh International
And the sun and the moon are joined,
Arabic, with marks
وَجُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ
Word by word
وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ
Shakir
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
Pickthall
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
Saheeh International
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
Arabic, with marks
يَقُولُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ الْمَفَرُّ
Word by word
يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ
Shakir
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
Pickthall
Alas! No refuge!
Saheeh International
No! There is no refuge.
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
Word by word
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
Shakir
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
Pickthall
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Saheeh International
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Arabic, with marks
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُسْتَقَرُّ
Word by word
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ
Shakir
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
Pickthall
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
Saheeh International
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Arabic, with marks
يُنَبَّأُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
Word by word
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
Shakir
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Pickthall
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Saheeh International
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Arabic, with marks
بَلِ الْإِنسَانُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ
Word by word
بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ
Shakir
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Pickthall
Although he tender his excuses.
Saheeh International
Even if he presents his excuses.
Arabic, with marks
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُ
Word by word
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ
Shakir
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
Pickthall
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Saheeh International
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Arabic, with marks
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ
Word by word
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ
Shakir
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
Pickthall
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
Saheeh International
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ
Word by word
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ
Shakir
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
Pickthall
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
Saheeh International
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Arabic, with marks
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَاهُ فَاتَّبِعْ قُرْآنَهُ
Word by word
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ
Shakir
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Pickthall
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Saheeh International
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُ
Word by word
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ
Shakir
Nay! But you love the present life,
Pickthall
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Saheeh International
No! But you love the immediate
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ
Word by word
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ
Shakir
And neglect the hereafter.
Pickthall
And neglect the Hereafter.
Saheeh International
And leave the Hereafter.
Arabic, with marks
وَتَذَرُونَ الْآخِرَةَ
Word by word
وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
Shakir
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
Pickthall
That day will faces be resplendent,
Saheeh International
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Arabic, with marks
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ
Word by word
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ
Shakir
Looking to their Lord.
Pickthall
Looking toward their Lord;
Saheeh International
Looking at their Lord.
Arabic, with marks
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ
Word by word
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ
Shakir
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
Pickthall
And that day will other faces be despondent,
Saheeh International
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
Arabic, with marks
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَاسِرَةٌ
Word by word
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ
Shakir
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Pickthall
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
Saheeh International
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Arabic, with marks
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ
Word by word
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ
Shakir
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
Pickthall
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Saheeh International
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِيَ
Word by word
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ
Shakir
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
Pickthall
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
Saheeh International
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
Arabic, with marks
وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ
Word by word
وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ
Shakir
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
Pickthall
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
Saheeh International
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
Arabic, with marks
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ الْفِرَاقُ
Word by word
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ
Shakir
And affliction is combined with affliction;
Pickthall
And agony is heaped on agony;
Saheeh International
And the leg is wound about the leg,
Arabic, with marks
وَالْتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِ
Word by word
وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ
Shakir
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
Pickthall
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
Saheeh International
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
Arabic, with marks
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمَسَاقُ
Word by word
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ
Shakir
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
Pickthall
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
Saheeh International
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
Arabic, with marks
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
Word by word
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
Shakir
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
Pickthall
But he denied and flouted.
Saheeh International
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
Arabic, with marks
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Word by word
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Shakir
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Pickthall
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Saheeh International
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ يَتَمَطَّىٰ
Word by word
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ
Shakir
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Pickthall
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Saheeh International
Woe to you, and woe!
Arabic, with marks
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Word by word
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Shakir
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Pickthall
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Saheeh International
Then woe to you, and woe!
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Word by word
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ
Shakir
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Pickthall
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Saheeh International
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Arabic, with marks
أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى
Word by word
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى
Shakir
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Pickthall
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Saheeh International
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Arabic, with marks
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِيٍّ يُمْنَىٰ
Word by word
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ
Shakir
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
Pickthall
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
Saheeh International
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Word by word
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Shakir
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
Pickthall
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
Saheeh International
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
Arabic, with marks
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
Word by word
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Shakir
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
Pickthall
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
Saheeh International
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Arabic, with marks
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتَىٰ
Word by word
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْۦِىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ