Chapter 84, 25 verses
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انشقت
When the sky is rent asunder,
When the sky has split [open]
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
Waitha alardu muddat
وإذا الأرض مدت
And when the earth is flattened out,
And when the earth has been extended
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
وألقت ما فيها وتخلت
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
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 has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
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 mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
فسوف يحاسب حسابا يسيرا
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
He will be judged with an easy account
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
وينقلب إلى أهله مسرورا
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
And return to his people in happiness.
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
وأما من أوتي كتابه وراء ظهره
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
فسوف يدعو ثبورا
Soon will he cry for perdition,
He will cry out for destruction
Wayasla saAAeeran
ويصلى سعيرا
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
إنه كان في أهله مسرورا
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
إنه ظن أن لن يحور
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
بلى إن ربه كان به بصيرا
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
فلا أقسم بالشفق
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
So I swear by the twilight glow
Waallayli wama wasaqa
والليل وما وسق
The Night and its Homing;
And [by] the night and what it envelops
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
والقمر إذا اتسق
And the Moon in her fullness:
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
لتركبن طبقا عن طبق
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Fama lahum la yuminoona
فما لهم لا يؤمنون
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
So 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 Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
بل الذين كفروا يكذبون
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
But those who have disbelieved deny,
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
والله أعلم بما يوعون
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
So give them tidings of 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 for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.