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