Chapter 84, 25 verses
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
When the sky is rent asunder,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth is flattened out,
And when the earth is spread out
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
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.
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
And will return unto his folk in joy.
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
Soon will he cry for perdition,
He surely will invoke destruction
Wayasla saAAeeran
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
And be thrown to scorching fire.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
The Night and its Homing;
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And the Moon in her fullness:
And by the moon when she is at the full,
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
Fama lahum la yuminoona
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
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.
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.