Chapter 75, 40 verses
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
But man desires to continue in sin.
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Faitha bariqa albasaru
So when the sight becomes dazed,
So when vision is dazzled
At length, when the sight is dazed,
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon becomes dark,
And the moon darkens
And the moon is buried in darkness.
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
And the sun and the moon are joined,
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Kalla la wazara
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
No! There is no refuge.
By no means! No place of safety!
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Even if he presents his excuses.
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Nay! But you love the present life,
No! But you love the immediate
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
Watatharoona alakhirata
And neglect the hereafter.
And leave the Hereafter.
And leave alone the Hereafter.
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking to their Lord.
Looking at their Lord.
Looking towards their Lord;
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
Waqeela man raqin
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And affliction is combined with affliction;
And the leg is wound about the leg,
And one leg will be joined with another:
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
Fala saddaqa wala salla
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Awla laka faawla
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Woe to you, and woe!
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Then woe to you, and woe!
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?