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