Chapter 75, 40 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
Does man (a ) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
So, when the sight shall be dazed.
Faitha bariqa albasaru
So when the sight becomes dazed,
And the moon will be eclipsed.
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon becomes dark,
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
No! There is no refuge!
Kalla la wazara
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
On that Day man will be of what he sent forward (of his evil good deeds), and what he left behind (of his good or evil traditions).
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the ability to recite it (the Qur'an).
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم through Jibril (Gabriel)], then follow its (the Qur'an's) recital.
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you).
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but you (men) love the present life of this world,
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Nay! But you love the present life,
And neglect the Hereafter.
Watatharoona alakhirata
And neglect the hereafter.
Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
Looking at their Lord (Allah).
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking to their Lord.
And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?"
Waqeela man raqin
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded).
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And affliction is combined with affliction;
The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
So he (the ) neither believed (in this Qur'an and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
Fala saddaqa wala salla
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'an and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Awla laka faawla
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Again, woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Does man think that he will be left neglected (without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord Allah on him)?
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Then he became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
And made of him two sexes, male and female.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
Is not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Is not He able to give life to the dead?