Chapter 82, 19 verses
Itha alssamao infatarat
When the Sky is cleft asunder;
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is cleft asunder.
Waitha alkawakibu intatharat
When the Stars are scattered;
And when the stars have fallen and scattered.
Waitha albiharu fujjirat
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
And when the seas are burst forth.
Waitha alqubooru buAAthirat
And when the Graves are turned upside down; -
And when the graves are turned upside down (and bring out their contents)
AAalimat nafsun ma qaddamat waakhkharat
(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.
(Then) a person will know what he has sent forward and (what he has) left behind (of good or bad deeds).
Ya ayyuha alinsanu ma gharraka birabbika alkareemi
O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent? -
O man! What has made you careless about your Lord, the Most Generous?
Allathee khalaqaka fasawwaka faAAadalaka
Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias;
Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion.
Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaa rakkabaka
In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
In whatever form He willed, He put you together.
Kalla bal tukaththiboona bialddeeni
Nay! But ye do reject Right and Judgment!
Nay! But you deny Ad-Din (i.e. the Day of Recompense).
Wainna AAalaykum lahafitheena
But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you, -
But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you,
Kiraman katibeena
Kind and honourable, - Writing down (your deeds):
Kiraman (Honourable) Katibin writing down (your deeds),
YaAAlamoona ma tafAAaloona
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
They know all that you do.
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
Verily, the Abrar (the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism) will be in Delight (Paradise);
Wainna alfujjara lafee jaheemin
And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
And verily, the Fujjar (the wicked, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners and evil-doers) will be in the blazing Fire (Hell),
Yaslawnaha yawma alddeeni
Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
Therein they will enter, and taste its burning flame on the Day of Recompense,
Wama hum AAanha bighaibeena
And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
And they (Al-Fujjar) will not be absent therefrom.
Wama adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
And what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
Thumma ma adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense 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.
(It will be) the Day when no person shall have power (to do) anything for another, and the Decision, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.