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;
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
But man would fain deny what is before him.
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Faitha bariqa albasaru
But when sight is confounded
At length, when the sight is dazed,
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon is eclipsed
And the moon is buried in darkness.
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And sun and moon are united,
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Kalla la wazara
Alas! No refuge!
By no means! No place of safety!
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Although he tender his excuses.
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) 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 promulgate it:
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
Watatharoona alakhirata
And neglect the Hereafter.
And leave alone the Hereafter.
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
That day will faces be resplendent,
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking toward their Lord;
Looking towards their Lord;
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And that day will other faces be despondent,
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
Waqeela man raqin
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And agony is heaped on agony;
And one leg will be joined with another:
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
Fala saddaqa wala salla
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But he denied and flouted.
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Awla laka faawla
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
And of him He made 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 ?
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?