Chapter 84, 25 verses
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
When the heaven bursts asunder,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth is stretched,
And when the earth is spread out
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
And will return unto his folk in joy.
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He shall call for perdition,
He surely will invoke destruction
Wayasla saAAeeran
And enter into burning fire.
And be thrown to scorching fire.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Surely he thought that he would never return.
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And the night and that which it drives on,
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And the moon when it grows full,
And by the moon when she is at the full,
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
Fama lahum la yuminoona
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
And Allah knows best what they hide,
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So announce to them a painful punishment~
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.