Chapter 84, 25 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
When the sky has split [open]
When the sky is rent asunder,
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And when the earth is stretched forth,
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth has been extended
And when the earth is flattened out,
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
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
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand,
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He will be judged with an easy account
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
And will return to his family in joy!
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And return to his people in happiness.
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He will cry out for destruction
Soon will he cry for perdition,
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
Wayasla saAAeeran
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
So I swear by the twilight glow
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And [by] the night and what it envelops
The Night and its Homing;
And by the moon when it is at the full.
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
And the Moon in her fullness:
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
Fama lahum la yuminoona
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they fall not prostrate.
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
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
But those who have disbelieved deny,
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds),
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
So announce to them a painful torment.
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
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
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.