Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the heaven bursts asunder,
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
When the sky is rent asunder,
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
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 flattened out,
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
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 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 he who is given his Record in his right hand,
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
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 he who is given his Record behind his back, -
He shall call for perdition,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
Soon will he cry for perdition,
And enter into burning fire.
Wayasla saAAeeran
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
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
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
And the night and that which it drives on,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
The Night and its Homing;
And the moon when it grows full,
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And the Moon in her fullness:
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
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 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 read to them, they fall not prostrate,
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
And Allah knows best what they hide,
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
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 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
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.