Chapter 84, 25 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انشقت
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And when the earth is stretched forth,
Waitha alardu muddat
وإذا الأرض مدت
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
وألقت ما فيها وتخلت
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
وأذنت لربها وحقت
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).
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
يا أيها الإنسان إنك كادح إلى ربك كدحا فملاقيه
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand,
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
فسوف يحاسب حسابا يسيرا
And will return to his family in joy!
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
وينقلب إلى أهله مسرورا
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
وأما من أوتي كتابه وراء ظهره
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
فسوف يدعو ثبورا
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
Wayasla saAAeeran
ويصلى سعيرا
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
إنه كان في أهله مسرورا
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
إنه ظن أن لن يحور
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
بلى إن ربه كان به بصيرا
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
فلا أقسم بالشفق
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
والليل وما وسق
And by the moon when it is at the full.
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
والقمر إذا اتسق
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
لتركبن طبقا عن طبق
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
Fama lahum la yuminoona
فما لهم لا يؤمنون
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they fall not prostrate.
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
وإذا قرئ عليهم القرآن لا يسجدون ۩
Nay, those who disbelieve belie (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and whatever he brought, i.e. this Qur'an and Islamic Monotheism, etc.).
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
بل الذين كفروا يكذبون
And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds),
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
والله أعلم بما يوعون
So announce to them a painful torment.
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم أجر غير ممنون