Chapter 82, 19 verses
When the heaven becomes cleft asunder,
When the sky breaks apart
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is cleft asunder.
And when the stars become dispersed,
And when the stars fall, scattering,
And when the stars have fallen and scattered.
And when the seas are made to flow forth,
And when the seas are erupted
And when the seas are burst forth.
And when the graves are laid open,
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
And when the graves are turned upside down (and bring out their contents)
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.
(Then) a person will know what he has sent forward and (what he has) left behind (of good or bad deeds).
O man! what has beguiled you from your Lord, the Gracious one,
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
O man! What has made you careless about your Lord, the Most Generous?
Who created you, then made you complete, then made you symmetrical?
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion.
Into whatever form He pleased He constituted you.
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
In whatever form He willed, He put you together.
Nay! but you give the lie to the judgment day,
No! But you deny the Recompense.
Nay! But you deny Ad-Din (i.e. the Day of Recompense).
And most surely there are keepers over you
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you,
Honorable recorders,
Noble and recording;
Kiraman (Honourable) Katibin writing down (your deeds),
They know what you do.
They know whatever you do.
They know all that you do.
Most surely the righteous are in bliss,
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
Verily, the Abrar (the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism) will be in Delight (Paradise);
And most surely the wicked are in burning fire,
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
And verily, the Fujjar (the wicked, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners and evil-doers) will be in the blazing Fire (Hell),
They shall enter it on the day of judgment.
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
Therein they will enter, and taste its burning flame on the Day of Recompense,
And they shall by no means be absent from it.
And never therefrom will they be absent.
And they (Al-Fujjar) will not be absent therefrom.
And what will make you realize what the day of judgment is?
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
And what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
Again, what will make you realize what the day of judgment is?
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
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.
(It will be) the Day when no person shall have power (to do) anything for another, and the Decision, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.