Chapter 82, 19 verses
Itha alssamao infatarat
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انفَطَرَتْ
When the Sky is cleft asunder;
When the sky breaks apart
Waitha alkawakibu intatharat
وَإِذَا الْكَوَاكِبُ انتَثَرَتْ
When the Stars are scattered;
And when the stars fall, scattering,
Waitha albiharu fujjirat
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
And when the seas are erupted
Waitha alqubooru buAAthirat
وَإِذَا الْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ
And when the Graves are turned upside down; -
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
AAalimat nafsun ma qaddamat waakhkharat
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ
(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
Ya ayyuha alinsanu ma gharraka birabbika alkareemi
يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ
O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent? -
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
Allathee khalaqaka fasawwaka faAAadalaka
الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias;
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaa rakkabaka
فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَاءَ رَكَّبَكَ
In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
Kalla bal tukaththiboona bialddeeni
كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِالدِّينِ
Nay! But ye do reject Right and Judgment!
No! But you deny the Recompense.
Wainna AAalaykum lahafitheena
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظِينَ
But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you, -
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
Kiraman katibeena
كِرَامًا كَاتِبِينَ
Kind and honourable, - Writing down (your deeds):
Noble and recording;
YaAAlamoona ma tafAAaloona
يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
They know whatever you do.
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ
As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
Wainna alfujjara lafee jaheemin
وَإِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٍ
And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
Yaslawnaha yawma alddeeni
يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ الدِّينِ
Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
Wama hum AAanha bighaibeena
وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَائِبِينَ
And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
And never therefrom will they be absent.
Wama adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Thumma ma adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
ثُمَّ مَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Yawma la tamliku nafsun linafsin shayan waalamru yawmaithin lillahi
يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْئًا ۖ وَالْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ
(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.
It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allah.