Chapter 84, 25 verses
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth is spread out
And when the earth is stretched forth,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
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! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, and you will meet (the results of your deeds which you did).
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And will return unto his folk in joy.
And will return to his family in joy!
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He surely will invoke destruction
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
Wayasla saAAeeran
And be thrown to scorching fire.
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And by the moon when she is at the full,
And by the moon when it is at the full.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
Fama lahum la yuminoona
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
What 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) ?
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they fall not prostrate.
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
Nay, those who disbelieve belie (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and whatever he brought, i.e. this Qur'an and Islamic Monotheism, etc.).
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds),
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
So announce to them a painful torment.
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).