Chapter 84, 25 verses
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انشقت
When the sky is rent asunder,
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth is spread out
وإذا الأرض مدت
And when the earth is flattened out,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
وألقت ما فيها وتخلت
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
وأذنت لربها وحقت
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
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
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.
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
فسوف يحاسب حسابا يسيرا
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And will return unto his folk in joy.
وينقلب إلى أهله مسرورا
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
وأما من أوتي كتابه وراء ظهره
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He surely will invoke destruction
فسوف يدعو ثبورا
Soon will he cry for perdition,
Wayasla saAAeeran
And be thrown to scorching fire.
ويصلى سعيرا
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
إنه كان في أهله مسرورا
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
إنه ظن أن لن يحور
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
بلى إن ربه كان به بصيرا
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
فلا أقسم بالشفق
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
والليل وما وسق
The Night and its Homing;
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And by the moon when she is at the full,
والقمر إذا اتسق
And the Moon in her fullness:
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
لتركبن طبقا عن طبق
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
Fama lahum la yuminoona
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
فما لهم لا يؤمنون
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
وإذا قرئ عليهم القرآن لا يسجدون ۩
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
بل الذين كفروا يكذبون
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
والله أعلم بما يوعون
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
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.