Chapter 82, 19 verses
Itha alssamao infatarat
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is cleft asunder,
When the sky breaks apart
Waitha alkawakibu intatharat
When the planets are dispersed,
And when the stars fall, scattering,
Waitha albiharu fujjirat
When the seas are poured forth,
And when the seas are erupted
Waitha alqubooru buAAthirat
And the sepulchres are overturned,
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
AAalimat nafsun ma qaddamat waakhkharat
A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
Ya ayyuha alinsanu ma gharraka birabbika alkareemi
O man! What hath made thee careless concerning thy Lord, the Bountiful,
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
Allathee khalaqaka fasawwaka faAAadalaka
Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee ?
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaa rakkabaka
Into whatsoever form He will, He casteth thee.
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
Kalla bal tukaththiboona bialddeeni
Nay, but ye deny the Judgment.
No! But you deny the Recompense.
Wainna AAalaykum lahafitheena
Lo! there are above you guardians,
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
Kiraman katibeena
Generous and recording,
Noble and recording;
YaAAlamoona ma tafAAaloona
Who know (all) that ye do.
They know whatever you do.
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
Lo! the righteous verily will be in delight.
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
Wainna alfujjara lafee jaheemin
And lo! the wicked verily will be in hell;
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
Yaslawnaha yawma alddeeni
They will burn therein on the Day of Judgment,
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
Wama hum AAanha bighaibeena
And will not be absent thence.
And never therefrom will they be absent.
Wama adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Thumma ma adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
Again, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Yawma la tamliku nafsun linafsin shayan waalamru yawmaithin lillahi
A day on which no soul hath power at all for any (other) soul. The (absolute) command on that day is Allah's.
It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allah.