Chapter 84, 25 verses
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
When the sky has split [open]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انشقت
When the sky is rent asunder,
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth has been extended
وإذا الأرض مدت
And when the earth is flattened out,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
وألقت ما فيها وتخلت
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
يا أيها الإنسان إنك كادح إلى ربك كدحا فملاقيه
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He will be judged with an easy account
فسوف يحاسب حسابا يسيرا
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And return to his people in happiness.
وينقلب إلى أهله مسرورا
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
وأما من أوتي كتابه وراء ظهره
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He will cry out for destruction
فسوف يدعو ثبورا
Soon will he cry for perdition,
Wayasla saAAeeran
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
ويصلى سعيرا
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
إنه كان في أهله مسرورا
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
إنه ظن أن لن يحور
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
بلى إن ربه كان به بصيرا
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
So I swear by the twilight glow
فلا أقسم بالشفق
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And [by] the night and what it envelops
والليل وما وسق
The Night and its Homing;
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
والقمر إذا اتسق
And the Moon in her fullness:
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
لتركبن طبقا عن طبق
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
Fama lahum la yuminoona
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
فما لهم لا يؤمنون
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
وإذا قرئ عليهم القرآن لا يسجدون ۩
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
But those who have disbelieved deny,
بل الذين كفروا يكذبون
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
والله أعلم بما يوعون
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم أجر غير ممنون
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.