بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
Chapter 75, 40 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
وَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ
أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُ
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
بَلَىٰ قَادِرِينَ عَلَىٰ أَن نُّسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُ
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ
بَلْ يُرِيدُ الْإِنسَانُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُ
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
But man would fain deny what is before him.
بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ
يَسْأَلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ الْبَصَرُ
Faitha bariqa albasaru
But when sight is confounded
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ
وَخَسَفَ الْقَمَرُ
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon is eclipsed
وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ
وَجُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And sun and moon are united,
وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ
يَقُولُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ الْمَفَرُّ
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
Kalla la wazara
Alas! No refuge!
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُسْتَقَرُّ
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ
يُنَبَّأُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
بَلِ الْإِنسَانُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُ
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Although he tender his excuses.
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَاهُ فَاتَّبِعْ قُرْآنَهُ
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُ
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ
وَتَذَرُونَ الْآخِرَةَ
Watatharoona alakhirata
And neglect the Hereafter.
وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
That day will faces be resplendent,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking toward their Lord;
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَاسِرَةٌ
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And that day will other faces be despondent,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ
كَلَّا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِيَ
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ
وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ
Waqeela man raqin
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ الْفِرَاقُ
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ
وَالْتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِ
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And agony is heaped on agony;
وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمَسَاقُ
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
Fala saddaqa wala salla
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But he denied and flouted.
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ يَتَمَطَّىٰ
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Then went he to his folk with glee.
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Awla laka faawla
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ
أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِيٍّ يُمْنَىٰ
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتَىٰ
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْۦِىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ