Chapter 75, 40 verses
আমি শপথ করিতেছি কিয়ামত দিবসের,
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
আরও শপথ করিতেছি তিরস্কারকারী আত্মার।
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
মানুষ কি মনে করে যে, আমি তাহার অস্থিসমূহ একত্র করিতে পারিব না?
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
বস্তুত আমি উহার অঙ্গুলীর অগ্রভাগ পর্যন্ত পুনবিন্যস্ত করিতে সক্ষম।
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
তবুও মানুষ তাহার ভবিষ্যতেও পাপাচার করিতে চায়।
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
But man desires to continue in sin.
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
সে প্রশ্ন করে, ‘কখন কিয়ামত দিবস আসিবে?’
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
যখন চক্ষু স্থির হইয়া যাইবে,
At length, when the sight is dazed,
So when vision is dazzled
So when the sight becomes dazed,
এবং চন্দ্র হইয়া পড়িবে জ্যোতিহীন,
And the moon is buried in darkness.
And the moon darkens
And the moon becomes dark,
যখন সূর্য ও চন্দ্রকে একত্র করা হইবে -
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
And the sun and the moon are joined,
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
সেদিন - মানুষ বলিবে, ‘আজ পালাইবার স্থান কোথায়?’
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
না, কোন আশ্রয়স্থল নাই।
By no means! No place of safety!
No! There is no refuge.
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
সেদিন ঠাঁই হইবে তোমার প্রতিপালকেরই নিকট।
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
সেদিন মানুষকে অবহিত করা হইবে সে কী অগ্রে পাঠাইয়াছে ও কী পশ্চাতে রাখিয়া গিয়াছে।
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
বস্তুত মানুষ নিজের সম্বন্ধে সম্যক অবগত,
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
যদিও সে নানা অজুহাতের অবতারণা করে।
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
Even if he presents his excuses.
Though he puts forth his excuses.
তাড়াতাড়ি ওহী আয়ত্ত করিবার জন্য তুমি তোমার জিহ্বা উহার সঙ্গে সঞ্চালন করিও না।
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
ইহা সংরক্ষণ ও পাঠ করাইবার দায়িত্ব আমারই।
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
সুতরাং যখন আমি উহা পাঠ করি তুমি সেই পাঠের অনুসরণ কর,
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
অতঃপর ইহার বিশদ ব্যাখ্যার দায়িত্ব আমারই।
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
না, তোমরা প্রকৃতপক্ষে পার্থিব জীবনকে ভালবাস;
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
No! But you love the immediate
Nay! But you love the present life,
এবং আখিরাতকে উপেক্ষা কর।
And leave alone the Hereafter.
And leave the Hereafter.
And neglect the hereafter.
সেদিন কোন কোন মুখমণ্ডল উজ্জ্বল হইবে,
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
তাহারা তাহাদের প্রতিপালকের দিকে তাকাইয়া থাকিবে।
Looking towards their Lord;
Looking at their Lord.
Looking to their Lord.
কোন কোন মুখমণ্ডল হইয়া পড়িবে বিবর্ণ,
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
আশংকা করিবে যে, এক ধ্বংসকারী বিপর্যয় তাহাদের উপর আপতিত হইবে।
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
কখনো নয়, যখন প্রাণ কণ্ঠাগত হইবে,
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
এবং বলা হইবে, ‘কে তাহাকে রক্ষা করিবে?’
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
তখন তাহার প্রত্যয় হইবে যে, ইহা বিদায়ক্ষণ।
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
এবং পায়ের সঙ্গে পা জড়াইয়া যাইবে।
And one leg will be joined with another:
And the leg is wound about the leg,
And affliction is combined with affliction;
সেই দিন তোমার প্রভুর নিকট সমস্ত কিছু প্রত্যানীত হইবে।
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
সে বিশ্বাস করে নাই এবং আদায় করে নাই।
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
বরং সে সত্য প্রত্যাখ্যান করিয়াছিল ও মুখ ফিরাইয়া লইয়াছিল।
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
অতঃপর সে তাহার পরিবার - পরিজনের নিকট ফিরিয়া গিয়াছিল দম্ভভরে,
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
দুর্ভোগ তোমার জন্য, দুর্ভোগ!
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Woe to you, and woe!
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
আবার দুর্ভোগ তোমার জন্য, দুর্ভোগ!
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Then woe to you, and woe!
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
মানুষ কি মনে করে যে, তাহাকে নিরর্থক ছাড়িয়া দেওয়া হইবে?
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
সে কি স্খলিত শুক্রবিন্দু ছিল না?
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
অতঃপর সে ‘আলাকায় পরিণত হয়। তারপর তাহাকে আকৃতি দান করেন ও সুঠাম করেন।
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
অতঃপর তিনি তাহা হইতে সৃষ্টি করেন যুগল - নর ও নারী।
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
তবুও কি সেই স্রষ্টা মৃতকে পুনর্জীবিত করিতে সক্ষম নয়?
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Is not He able to give life to the dead?