Chapter 82, 19 verses
Itha alssamao infatarat
When the Sky is cleft asunder;
When the heaven becomes cleft asunder,
Waitha alkawakibu intatharat
When the Stars are scattered;
And when the stars become dispersed,
Waitha albiharu fujjirat
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
And when the seas are made to flow forth,
Waitha alqubooru buAAthirat
And when the Graves are turned upside down; -
And when the graves are laid open,
AAalimat nafsun ma qaddamat waakhkharat
(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.
Every soul shall know what it has sent before and held back.
Ya ayyuha alinsanu ma gharraka birabbika alkareemi
O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent? -
O man! what has beguiled you from your Lord, the Gracious one,
Allathee khalaqaka fasawwaka faAAadalaka
Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias;
Who created you, then made you complete, then made you symmetrical?
Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaa rakkabaka
In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
Into whatever form He pleased He constituted you.
Kalla bal tukaththiboona bialddeeni
Nay! But ye do reject Right and Judgment!
Nay! but you give the lie to the judgment day,
Wainna AAalaykum lahafitheena
But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you, -
And most surely there are keepers over you
Kiraman katibeena
Kind and honourable, - Writing down (your deeds):
Honorable recorders,
YaAAlamoona ma tafAAaloona
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
They know what you do.
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
Most surely the righteous are in bliss,
Wainna alfujjara lafee jaheemin
And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
And most surely the wicked are in burning fire,
Yaslawnaha yawma alddeeni
Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
They shall enter it on the day of judgment.
Wama hum AAanha bighaibeena
And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
And they shall by no means be absent from it.
Wama adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
And what will make you realize what the day of judgment is?
Thumma ma adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Again, what will make you realize what the day of judgment is?
Yawma la tamliku nafsun linafsin shayan waalamru yawmaithin lillahi
(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.
The day on which no soul shall control anything for (another) soul; and the command on that day shall be entirely Allah's.