Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the heaven bursts asunder,
When the sky is rent asunder,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انشقت
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And when the earth is stretched,
And when the earth is flattened out,
وإذا الأرض مدت
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
وألقت ما فيها وتخلت
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
وأذنت لربها وحقت
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
يا أيها الإنسان إنك كادح إلى ربك كدحا فملاقيه
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
فسوف يحاسب حسابا يسيرا
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
وينقلب إلى أهله مسرورا
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
وأما من أوتي كتابه وراء ظهره
He shall call for perdition,
Soon will he cry for perdition,
فسوف يدعو ثبورا
And enter into burning fire.
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
ويصلى سعيرا
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
إنه كان في أهله مسرورا
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
إنه ظن أن لن يحور
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
بلى إن ربه كان به بصيرا
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
فلا أقسم بالشفق
And the night and that which it drives on,
The Night and its Homing;
والليل وما وسق
And the moon when it grows full,
And the Moon in her fullness:
والقمر إذا اتسق
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
لتركبن طبقا عن طبق
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
فما لهم لا يؤمنون
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
وإذا قرئ عليهم القرآن لا يسجدون ۩
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
بل الذين كفروا يكذبون
And Allah knows best what they hide,
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
والله أعلم بما يوعون
So announce to them a painful punishment~
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.
إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم أجر غير ممنون