Chapter 84, 25 verses
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انشقت
When the heaven bursts asunder,
When the sky is rent asunder,
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
Waitha alardu muddat
وإذا الأرض مدت
And when the earth is stretched,
And when the earth is flattened out,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
وألقت ما فيها وتخلت
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
وأذنت لربها وحقت
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).
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
يا أيها الإنسان إنك كادح إلى ربك كدحا فملاقيه
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.
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
فسوف يحاسب حسابا يسيرا
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
وينقلب إلى أهله مسرورا
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
وأما من أوتي كتابه وراء ظهره
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
فسوف يدعو ثبورا
He shall call for perdition,
Soon will he cry for perdition,
Wayasla saAAeeran
ويصلى سعيرا
And enter into burning fire.
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
إنه كان في أهله مسرورا
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
إنه ظن أن لن يحور
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
بلى إن ربه كان به بصيرا
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
فلا أقسم بالشفق
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
Waallayli wama wasaqa
والليل وما وسق
And the night and that which it drives on,
The Night and its Homing;
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
والقمر إذا اتسق
And the moon when it grows full,
And the Moon in her fullness:
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
لتركبن طبقا عن طبق
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
Fama lahum la yuminoona
فما لهم لا يؤمنون
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
وإذا قرئ عليهم القرآن لا يسجدون ۩
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,
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
بل الذين كفروا يكذبون
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
والله أعلم بما يوعون
And Allah knows best what they hide,
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
So announce to them a painful punishment~
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم أجر غير ممنون
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.