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