Al Qiyamat

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;

1 La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati

1 I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;

2 Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).

2 Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati

2 And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).

3 Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?

3 Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu

3 Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?

4 Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!

4 Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu

4 Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.

5 But man would fain deny what is before him.

5 Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu

5 But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.

6 He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?

6 Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati

6 He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

7 But when sight is confounded

7 Faitha bariqa albasaru

7 At length, when the sight is dazed,

8 And the moon is eclipsed

8 Wakhasafa alqamaru

8 And the moon is buried in darkness.

9 And sun and moon are united,

9 WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru

9 And the sun and moon are joined together, -

10 On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!

10 Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru

10 That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"

11 Alas! No refuge!

11 Kalla la wazara

11 By no means! No place of safety!

12 Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.

12 Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru

12 Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.

13 On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.

13 Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara

13 That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.

14 Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,

14 Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun

14 Nay, man will be evidence against himself,

15 Although he tender his excuses.

15 Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu

15 Even though he were to put up his excuses.

16 Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.

16 La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi

16 Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.

17 Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.

17 Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu

17 It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:

18 And when We read it, follow thou the reading;

18 Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu

18 But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):

19 Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.

19 Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu

19 Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):

20 Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now

20 Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata

20 Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,

21 And neglect the Hereafter.

21 Watatharoona alakhirata

21 And leave alone the Hereafter.

22 That day will faces be resplendent,

22 Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun

22 Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -

23 Looking toward their Lord;

23 Ila rabbiha nathiratun

23 Looking towards their Lord;

24 And that day will other faces be despondent,

24 Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun

24 And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,

25 Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.

25 Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun

25 In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;

26 Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat

26 Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya

26 Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),

27 And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?

27 Waqeela man raqin

27 And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"

28 And he knoweth that it is the parting;

28 Wathanna annahu alfiraqu

28 And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;

29 And agony is heaped on agony;

29 Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi

29 And one leg will be joined with another:

30 Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.

30 Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu

30 That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!

31 For he neither trusted, nor prayed.

31 Fala saddaqa wala salla

31 So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -

32 But he denied and flouted.

32 Walakin kaththaba watawalla

32 But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!

33 Then went he to his folk with glee.

33 Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta

33 Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!

34 Nearer unto thee and nearer,

34 Awla laka faawla

34 Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!

35 Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).

35 Thumma awla laka faawla

35 Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!

36 Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?

36 Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan

36 Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?

37 Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?

37 Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna

37 Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?

38 Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned

38 Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa

38 Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.

39 And made of him a pair, the male and female.

39 FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha

39 And of him He made two sexes, male and female.

40 Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?

40 Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta

40 Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?