Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the heaven bursts asunder,
When the sky is rent asunder,
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
And when the earth is stretched,
And when the earth is flattened out,
Waitha alardu muddat
وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ
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).
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
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.
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ
He shall call for perdition,
Soon will he cry for perdition,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا
And enter into burning fire.
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Wayasla saAAeeran
وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ
And the night and that which it drives on,
The Night and its Homing;
Waallayli wama wasaqa
وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
And the moon when it grows full,
And the Moon in her fullness:
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
Fama lahum la yuminoona
فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
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,
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ
And Allah knows best what they hide,
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ
So announce to them a painful punishment~
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
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.
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ