Chapter 75, 40 verses
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Does man (a ) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
But man desires to continue in sin.
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Faitha bariqa albasaru
So, when the sight shall be dazed.
So when vision is dazzled
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon will be eclipsed.
And the moon darkens
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
And the sun and the moon are joined,
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
Kalla la wazara
No! There is no refuge!
No! There is no refuge.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
On that Day man will be of what he sent forward (of his evil good deeds), and what he left behind (of his good or evil traditions).
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).
Even if he presents his excuses.
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the ability to recite it (the Qur'an).
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم through Jibril (Gabriel)], then follow its (the Qur'an's) recital.
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you).
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but you (men) love the present life of this world,
No! But you love the immediate
Watatharoona alakhirata
And neglect the Hereafter.
And leave the Hereafter.
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking at their Lord (Allah).
Looking at their Lord.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Waqeela man raqin
And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?"
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded).
And the leg is wound about the leg,
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
Fala saddaqa wala salla
So he (the ) neither believed (in this Qur'an and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'an and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Awla laka faawla
Woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Woe to you, and woe!
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again, woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Then woe to you, and woe!
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Does man think that he will be left neglected (without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord Allah on him)?
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then he became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
And made of him two sexes, male and female.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Is not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?