Al Qiyamat

1 Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.

1 La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati

1 I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;

2 Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.

2 Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati

2 And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).

3 Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?

3 Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu

3 Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?

4 Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips

4 Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu

4 Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.

5 Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.

5 Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu

5 But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.

6 He asks: When is the day of resurrection?

6 Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati

6 He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

7 So when the sight becomes dazed,

7 Faitha bariqa albasaru

7 At length, when the sight is dazed,

8 And the moon becomes dark,

8 Wakhasafa alqamaru

8 And the moon is buried in darkness.

9 And the sun and the moon are brought together,

9 WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru

9 And the sun and moon are joined together, -

10 Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?

10 Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru

10 That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"

11 By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!

11 Kalla la wazara

11 By no means! No place of safety!

12 With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.

12 Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru

12 Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.

13 Man shall on that day be informed of what he sent before and (what he) put off.

13 Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara

13 That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.

14 Nay! man is evidence against himself,

14 Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun

14 Nay, man will be evidence against himself,

15 Though he puts forth his excuses.

15 Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu

15 Even though he were to put up his excuses.

16 Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,

16 La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi

16 Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.

17 Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.

17 Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu

17 It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:

18 Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.

18 Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu

18 But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):

19 Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.

19 Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu

19 Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):

20 Nay! But you love the present life,

20 Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata

20 Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,

21 And neglect the hereafter.

21 Watatharoona alakhirata

21 And leave alone the Hereafter.

22 (Some) faces on that day shall be bright,

22 Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun

22 Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -

23 Looking to their Lord.

23 Ila rabbiha nathiratun

23 Looking towards their Lord;

24 And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,

24 Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun

24 And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,

25 Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.

25 Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun

25 In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;

26 Nay! When it comes up to the throat,

26 Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya

26 Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),

27 And it is said: Who will be a magician?

27 Waqeela man raqin

27 And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"

28 And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting

28 Wathanna annahu alfiraqu

28 And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;

29 And affliction is combined with affliction;

29 Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi

29 And one leg will be joined with another:

30 To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.

30 Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu

30 That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!

31 So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,

31 Fala saddaqa wala salla

31 So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -

32 But called the truth a lie and turned back,

32 Walakin kaththaba watawalla

32 But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!

33 Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.

33 Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta

33 Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!

34 Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,

34 Awla laka faawla

34 Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!

35 Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.

35 Thumma awla laka faawla

35 Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!

36 Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?

36 Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan

36 Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?

37 Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,

37 Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna

37 Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?

38 Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.

38 Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa

38 Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.

39 Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.

39 FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha

39 And of him He made two sexes, male and female.

40 Is not He able to give life to the dead?

40 Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta

40 Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?