Chapter 84, 25 verses
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
When the sky is rent asunder,
When the heaven bursts asunder,
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth is flattened out,
And when the earth is stretched,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And casts forth what is in it and becomes 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 obeys its Lord and it must.
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.
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
Soon will he cry for perdition,
He shall call for perdition,
Wayasla saAAeeran
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
And enter into burning fire.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
The Night and its Homing;
And the night and that which it drives on,
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And the Moon in her fullness:
And the moon when it grows full,
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Fama lahum la yuminoona
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
And Allah knows best what they hide,
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
So announce to them a painful punishment~
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.
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.