Chapter 84, 25 verses
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
When the heaven bursts asunder,
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth is spread out
And when the earth is stretched,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
And obeys its Lord and it must.
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).
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And will return unto his folk in joy.
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He surely will invoke destruction
He shall call for perdition,
Wayasla saAAeeran
And be thrown to scorching fire.
And enter into burning fire.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
And the night and that which it drives on,
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And by the moon when she is at the full,
And the moon when it grows full,
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Fama lahum la yuminoona
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
And Allah knows best what they hide,
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
So announce to them a painful punishment~
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.