Chapter 84, 25 verses
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
When the heaven bursts asunder,
When the sky has split [open]
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth is stretched,
And when the earth has been extended
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
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.
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
He will be judged with an easy account
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
And return to his people in happiness.
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He shall call for perdition,
He will cry out for destruction
Wayasla saAAeeran
And enter into burning fire.
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
So I swear by the twilight glow
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And the night and that which it drives on,
And [by] the night and what it envelops
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And the moon when it grows full,
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Fama lahum la yuminoona
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
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 to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
But those who have disbelieved deny,
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
And Allah knows best what they hide,
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So announce to them a painful punishment~
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
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.
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.