Chapter 82, 19 verses
When the heaven becomes cleft asunder,
When the sky breaks apart
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انفطرت
And when the stars become dispersed,
And when the stars fall, scattering,
وإذا الكواكب انتثرت
And when the seas are made to flow forth,
And when the seas are erupted
وإذا البحار فجرت
And when the graves are laid open,
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
وإذا القبور بعثرت
Every soul shall know what it has sent before and held back.
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
علمت نفس ما قدمت وأخرت
O man! what has beguiled you from your Lord, the Gracious one,
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
يا أيها الإنسان ما غرك بربك الكريم
Who created you, then made you complete, then made you symmetrical?
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
الذي خلقك فسواك فعدلك
Into whatever form He pleased He constituted you.
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
في أي صورة ما شاء ركبك
Nay! but you give the lie to the judgment day,
No! But you deny the Recompense.
كلا بل تكذبون بالدين
And most surely there are keepers over you
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
وإن عليكم لحافظين
Honorable recorders,
Noble and recording;
كراما كاتبين
They know what you do.
They know whatever you do.
يعلمون ما تفعلون
Most surely the righteous are in bliss,
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
And most surely the wicked are in burning fire,
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
وإن الفجار لفي جحيم
They shall enter it on the day of judgment.
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
يصلونها يوم الدين
And they shall by no means be absent from it.
And never therefrom will they be absent.
وما هم عنها بغائبين
And what will make you realize what the day of judgment is?
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
وما أدراك ما يوم الدين
Again, what will make you realize what the day of judgment is?
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
ثم ما أدراك ما يوم الدين
The day on which no soul shall control anything for (another) soul; and the command on that day shall be entirely 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.
يوم لا تملك نفس لنفس شيئا ۖ والأمر يومئذ لله