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;
When the sky breaks apart
And when the stars have fallen and scattered.
When the Stars are scattered;
And when the stars fall, scattering,
And when the seas are burst forth.
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
And when the seas are erupted
And when the graves are turned upside down (and bring out their contents)
And when the Graves are turned upside down; -
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
(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 [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
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 mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
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 you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
In whatever form He willed, He put you together.
In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
Nay! But you deny Ad-Din (i.e. the Day of Recompense).
Nay! But ye do reject Right and Judgment!
No! But you deny the Recompense.
But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you,
But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you, -
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
Kiraman (Honourable) Katibin writing down (your deeds),
Kind and honourable, - Writing down (your deeds):
Noble and recording;
They know all that you do.
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
They know whatever you do.
Verily, the Abrar (the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism) will be in Delight (Paradise);
As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
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 indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
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 [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
And they (Al-Fujjar) will not be absent therefrom.
And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
And never therefrom will they be absent.
And what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
(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.
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.