Chapter 75, 40 verses
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
But man desires to continue in sin.
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Faitha bariqa albasaru
At length, when the sight is dazed,
So when the sight becomes dazed,
So when vision is dazzled
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon is buried in darkness.
And the moon becomes dark,
And the moon darkens
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
And the sun and the moon are joined,
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
Kalla la wazara
By no means! No place of safety!
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
No! There is no refuge.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Even if he presents his excuses.
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
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 promulgate it:
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
Nay! But you love the present life,
No! But you love the immediate
Watatharoona alakhirata
And leave alone the Hereafter.
And neglect the hereafter.
And leave the Hereafter.
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking towards their Lord;
Looking to their Lord.
Looking at their Lord.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Waqeela man raqin
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And one leg will be joined with another:
And affliction is combined with affliction;
And the leg is wound about the leg,
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
Fala saddaqa wala salla
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Awla laka faawla
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Woe to you, and woe!
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Then woe to you, and woe!
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?