Chapter 75, 40 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Does man (a ) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
But man desires to continue in sin.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
So, when the sight shall be dazed.
So when vision is dazzled
Faitha bariqa albasaru
And the moon will be eclipsed.
And the moon darkens
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
And the sun and the moon are joined,
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
No! There is no refuge!
No! There is no refuge.
Kalla la wazara
Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
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).
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).
Even if he presents his excuses.
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
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).
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
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.
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you).
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
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,
No! But you love the immediate
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
And neglect the Hereafter.
And leave the Hereafter.
Watatharoona alakhirata
Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
Looking at their Lord (Allah).
Looking at their Lord.
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?"
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
Waqeela man raqin
And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded).
And the leg is wound about the leg,
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
So he (the ) neither believed (in this Qur'an and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
Fala saddaqa wala salla
But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'an and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Woe to you, and woe!
Awla laka faawla
Again, woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Then woe to you, and woe!
Thumma awla laka faawla
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)?
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Then he became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
And made of him two sexes, male and female.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
Is not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta