Chapter 75, 40 verses
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بيوم القيامة
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
ولا أقسم بالنفس اللوامة
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
أيحسب الإنسان ألن نجمع عظامه
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
بلى قادرين على أن نسوي بنانه
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
بل يريد الإنسان ليفجر أمامه
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
يسأل أيان يوم القيامة
So when the sight becomes dazed,
At length, when the sight is dazed,
Faitha bariqa albasaru
فإذا برق البصر
And the moon becomes dark,
And the moon is buried in darkness.
Wakhasafa alqamaru
وخسف القمر
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
وجمع الشمس والقمر
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
يقول الإنسان يومئذ أين المفر
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
By no means! No place of safety!
Kalla la wazara
كلا لا وزر
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
إلى ربك يومئذ المستقر
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
ينبأ الإنسان يومئذ بما قدم وأخر
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
بل الإنسان على نفسه بصيرة
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
ولو ألقى معاذيره
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
لا تحرك به لسانك لتعجل به
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
إن علينا جمعه وقرآنه
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
فإذا قرأناه فاتبع قرآنه
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
ثم إن علينا بيانه
Nay! But you love the present life,
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
كلا بل تحبون العاجلة
And neglect the hereafter.
And leave alone the Hereafter.
Watatharoona alakhirata
وتذرون الآخرة
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
وجوه يومئذ ناضرة
Looking to their Lord.
Looking towards their Lord;
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
إلى ربها ناظرة
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
ووجوه يومئذ باسرة
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
تظن أن يفعل بها فاقرة
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
كلا إذا بلغت التراقي
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
Waqeela man raqin
وقيل من ۜ راق
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
وظن أنه الفراق
And affliction is combined with affliction;
And one leg will be joined with another:
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
والتفت الساق بالساق
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
إلى ربك يومئذ المساق
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
Fala saddaqa wala salla
فلا صدق ولا صلى
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
ولكن كذب وتولى
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
ثم ذهب إلى أهله يتمطى
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Awla laka faawla
أولى لك فأولى
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Thumma awla laka faawla
ثم أولى لك فأولى
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
أيحسب الإنسان أن يترك سدى
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
ألم يك نطفة من مني يمنى
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
ثم كان علقة فخلق فسوى
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
فجعل منه الزوجين الذكر والأنثى
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
أليس ذلك بقادر على أن يحيي الموتى