Chapter 82, 19 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is cleft asunder.
When the sky breaks apart
Itha alssamao infatarat
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ
And when the stars have fallen and scattered.
And when the stars fall, scattering,
Waitha alkawakibu intatharat
وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ
And when the seas are burst forth.
And when the seas are erupted
Waitha albiharu fujjirat
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ
And when the graves are turned upside down (and bring out their contents)
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
Waitha alqubooru buAAthirat
وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ
(Then) a person will know what he has sent forward and (what he has) left behind (of good or bad deeds).
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
AAalimat nafsun ma qaddamat waakhkharat
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ
O man! What has made you careless about your Lord, the Most Generous?
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
Ya ayyuha alinsanu ma gharraka birabbika alkareemi
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ
Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion.
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
Allathee khalaqaka fasawwaka faAAadalaka
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
In whatever form He willed, He put you together.
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaa rakkabaka
فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ
Nay! But you deny Ad-Din (i.e. the Day of Recompense).
No! But you deny the Recompense.
Kalla bal tukaththiboona bialddeeni
كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ
But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you,
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
Wainna AAalaykum lahafitheena
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَٰفِظِينَ
Kiraman (Honourable) Katibin writing down (your deeds),
Noble and recording;
Kiraman katibeena
كِرَامًا كَٰتِبِينَ
They know all that you do.
They know whatever you do.
YaAAlamoona ma tafAAaloona
يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
Verily, the Abrar (the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism) will be in Delight (Paradise);
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ
And verily, the Fujjar (the wicked, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners and evil-doers) will be in the blazing Fire (Hell),
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
Wainna alfujjara lafee jaheemin
وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍ
Therein they will enter, and taste its burning flame on the Day of Recompense,
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
Yaslawnaha yawma alddeeni
يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ
And they (Al-Fujjar) will not be absent therefrom.
And never therefrom will they be absent.
Wama hum AAanha bighaibeena
وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ
And what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Wama adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Thumma ma adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
(It will be) the Day when no person shall have power (to do) anything for another, and the Decision, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.
It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allah.
Yawma la tamliku nafsun linafsin shayan waalamru yawmaithin lillahi
يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ