Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the heaven bursts asunder,
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
When the sky is rent asunder,
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And when the earth is stretched,
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth is stretched forth,
And when the earth is flattened out,
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, and you will meet (the results of your deeds which you did).
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand,
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And will return to his family in joy!
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
He shall call for perdition,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
Soon will he cry for perdition,
And enter into burning fire.
Wayasla saAAeeran
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
And the night and that which it drives on,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
The Night and its Homing;
And the moon when it grows full,
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And by the moon when it is at the full.
And the Moon in her fullness:
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
Fama lahum la yuminoona
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they fall not prostrate.
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
Nay, those who disbelieve belie (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and whatever he brought, i.e. this Qur'an and Islamic Monotheism, etc.).
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
And Allah knows best what they hide,
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds),
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
So announce to them a painful punishment~
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So announce to them a painful torment.
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.