Chapter 82, 19 verses
When the heaven becomes cleft asunder,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is cleft asunder,
When the sky breaks apart
And when the stars become dispersed,
When the planets are dispersed,
And when the stars fall, scattering,
And when the seas are made to flow forth,
When the seas are poured forth,
And when the seas are erupted
And when the graves are laid open,
And the sepulchres are overturned,
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
Every soul shall know what it has sent before and held back.
A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
O man! what has beguiled you from your Lord, the Gracious one,
O man! What hath made thee careless concerning thy Lord, the Bountiful,
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
Who created you, then made you complete, then made you symmetrical?
Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee ?
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
Into whatever form He pleased He constituted you.
Into whatsoever form He will, He casteth thee.
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
Nay! but you give the lie to the judgment day,
Nay, but ye deny the Judgment.
No! But you deny the Recompense.
And most surely there are keepers over you
Lo! there are above you guardians,
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
Honorable recorders,
Generous and recording,
Noble and recording;
They know what you do.
Who know (all) that ye do.
They know whatever you do.
Most surely the righteous are in bliss,
Lo! the righteous verily will be in delight.
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
And most surely the wicked are in burning fire,
And lo! the wicked verily will be in hell;
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
They shall enter it on the day of judgment.
They will burn therein on the Day of Judgment,
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
And they shall by no means be absent from it.
And will not be absent thence.
And never therefrom will they be absent.
And what will make you realize what the day of judgment is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Again, what will make you realize what the day of judgment is?
Again, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
The day on which no soul shall control anything for (another) soul; and the command on that day shall be entirely Allah's.
A day on which no soul hath power at all for any (other) soul. The (absolute) command on that day is Allah's.
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.