Chapter 75, 40 verses
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Does man (a ) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
But man would fain deny what is before him.
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"
Faitha bariqa albasaru
But when sight is confounded
So, when the sight shall be dazed.
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon is eclipsed
And the moon will be eclipsed.
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And sun and moon are united,
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
Kalla la wazara
Alas! No refuge!
No! There is no refuge!
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
On that Day man will be of what he sent forward (of his evil good deeds), and what he left behind (of his good or evil traditions).
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Although he tender his excuses.
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the ability to recite it (the Qur'an).
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم through Jibril (Gabriel)], then follow its (the Qur'an's) recital.
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you).
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but you (men) love the present life of this world,
Watatharoona alakhirata
And neglect the Hereafter.
And neglect the Hereafter.
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
That day will faces be resplendent,
Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking toward their Lord;
Looking at their Lord (Allah).
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And that day will other faces be despondent,
And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
Waqeela man raqin
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?"
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And agony is heaped on agony;
And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded).
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
Fala saddaqa wala salla
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
So he (the ) neither believed (in this Qur'an and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But he denied and flouted.
But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'an and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
Awla laka faawla
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Again, woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Does man think that he will be left neglected (without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord Allah on him)?
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
Then he became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
And made of him two sexes, male and female.
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
Is not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).