Chapter 84, 25 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
When the sky is rent asunder,
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And when the earth is stretched forth,
And when the earth is flattened out,
Waitha alardu muddat
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
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).
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand,
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
And will return to his family in joy!
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
Soon will he cry for perdition,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Wayasla saAAeeran
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
The Night and its Homing;
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And by the moon when it is at the full.
And the Moon in her fullness:
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
Fama lahum la yuminoona
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they fall not prostrate.
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
Nay, those who disbelieve belie (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and whatever he brought, i.e. this Qur'an and Islamic Monotheism, etc.).
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds),
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
So announce to them a painful torment.
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin