Chapter 82, 19 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is cleft asunder.
When the Sky is cleft asunder;
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is cleft asunder,
And when the stars have fallen and scattered.
When the Stars are scattered;
When the planets are dispersed,
And when the seas are burst forth.
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
When the seas are poured forth,
And when the graves are turned upside down (and bring out their contents)
And when the Graves are turned upside down; -
And the sepulchres are overturned,
(Then) a person will know what he has sent forward and (what he has) left behind (of good or bad deeds).
(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.
A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.
O man! What has made you careless about your Lord, the Most Generous?
O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent? -
O man! What hath made thee careless concerning thy Lord, the Bountiful,
Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion.
Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias;
Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee ?
In whatever form He willed, He put you together.
In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
Into whatsoever form He will, He casteth thee.
Nay! But you deny Ad-Din (i.e. the Day of Recompense).
Nay! But ye do reject Right and Judgment!
Nay, but ye deny the Judgment.
But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you,
But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you, -
Lo! there are above you guardians,
Kiraman (Honourable) Katibin writing down (your deeds),
Kind and honourable, - Writing down (your deeds):
Generous and recording,
They know all that you do.
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
Who know (all) that ye do.
Verily, the Abrar (the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism) will be in Delight (Paradise);
As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
Lo! the righteous verily will be in delight.
And verily, the Fujjar (the wicked, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners and evil-doers) will be in the blazing Fire (Hell),
And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
And lo! the wicked verily will be in hell;
Therein they will enter, and taste its burning flame on the Day of Recompense,
Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
They will burn therein on the Day of Judgment,
And they (Al-Fujjar) will not be absent therefrom.
And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
And will not be absent thence.
And what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Again, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
(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 will be) the Day when no soul shall have power (to do) aught for another: For the command, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.
A day on which no soul hath power at all for any (other) soul. The (absolute) command on that day is Allah's.