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 is cleft asunder;
Waitha alkawakibu intatharat
When the planets are dispersed,
When the Stars are scattered;
Waitha albiharu fujjirat
When the seas are poured forth,
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
Waitha alqubooru buAAthirat
And the sepulchres are overturned,
And when the Graves are turned upside down; -
AAalimat nafsun ma qaddamat waakhkharat
A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.
(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.
Ya ayyuha alinsanu ma gharraka birabbika alkareemi
O man! What hath made thee careless concerning thy Lord, the Bountiful,
O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent? -
Allathee khalaqaka fasawwaka faAAadalaka
Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee ?
Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias;
Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaa rakkabaka
Into whatsoever form He will, He casteth thee.
In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
Kalla bal tukaththiboona bialddeeni
Nay, but ye deny the Judgment.
Nay! But ye do reject Right and Judgment!
Wainna AAalaykum lahafitheena
Lo! there are above you guardians,
But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you, -
Kiraman katibeena
Generous and recording,
Kind and honourable, - Writing down (your deeds):
YaAAlamoona ma tafAAaloona
Who know (all) that ye do.
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
Lo! the righteous verily will be in delight.
As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
Wainna alfujjara lafee jaheemin
And lo! the wicked verily will be in hell;
And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
Yaslawnaha yawma alddeeni
They will burn therein on the Day of Judgment,
Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
Wama hum AAanha bighaibeena
And will not be absent thence.
And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
Wama adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Thumma ma adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
Again, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
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 will be) the Day when no soul shall have power (to do) aught for another: For the command, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.