Chapter 84, 25 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And when the earth is stretched forth,
And when the earth is spread out
Waitha alardu muddat
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, and you will meet (the results of your deeds which you did).
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand,
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
And will return to his family in joy!
And will return unto his folk in joy.
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
He surely will invoke destruction
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
And be thrown to scorching fire.
Wayasla saAAeeran
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And by the moon when it is at the full.
And by the moon when she is at the full,
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
Fama lahum la yuminoona
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they fall not prostrate.
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
Nay, those who disbelieve belie (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and whatever he brought, i.e. this Qur'an and Islamic Monotheism, etc.).
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds),
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
So announce to them a painful torment.
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin