Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the heaven bursts asunder,
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انشَقَّتْ
When the sky is rent asunder,
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And when the earth is stretched,
Waitha alardu muddat
وَإِذَا الْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ
And when the earth is flattened out,
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
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
يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَاقِيهِ
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
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُورًا
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
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِهِ
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
He shall call for perdition,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُو ثُبُورًا
Soon will he cry for perdition,
And enter into burning fire.
Wayasla saAAeeran
وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُورًا
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
إِنَّهُ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ
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
بَلَىٰ إِنَّ رَبَّهُ كَانَ بِهِ بَصِيرًا
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
And the night and that which it drives on,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
وَاللَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
The Night and its Homing;
And the moon when it grows full,
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا اتَّسَقَ
And the Moon in her fullness:
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
Fama lahum la yuminoona
فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
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
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩
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
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُكَذِّبُونَ
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
And Allah knows best what they hide,
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
So announce to them a painful punishment~
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
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
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.