Chapter 75, 40 verses
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بيوم القيامة
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
ولا أقسم بالنفس اللوامة
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
أيحسب الإنسان ألن نجمع عظامه
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
بلى قادرين على أن نسوي بنانه
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
But man desires to continue in sin.
بل يريد الإنسان ليفجر أمامه
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
يسأل أيان يوم القيامة
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
So when vision is dazzled
فإذا برق البصر
Faitha bariqa albasaru
At length, when the sight is dazed,
And the moon darkens
وخسف القمر
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon is buried in darkness.
And the sun and the moon are joined,
وجمع الشمس والقمر
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
يقول الإنسان يومئذ أين المفر
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
No! There is no refuge.
كلا لا وزر
Kalla la wazara
By no means! No place of safety!
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
إلى ربك يومئذ المستقر
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
ينبأ الإنسان يومئذ بما قدم وأخر
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
بل الإنسان على نفسه بصيرة
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Even if he presents his excuses.
ولو ألقى معاذيره
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
لا تحرك به لسانك لتعجل به
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
إن علينا جمعه وقرآنه
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
فإذا قرأناه فاتبع قرآنه
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
ثم إن علينا بيانه
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
No! But you love the immediate
كلا بل تحبون العاجلة
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
And leave the Hereafter.
وتذرون الآخرة
Watatharoona alakhirata
And leave alone the Hereafter.
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
وجوه يومئذ ناضرة
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
Looking at their Lord.
إلى ربها ناظرة
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking towards their Lord;
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
ووجوه يومئذ باسرة
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
تظن أن يفعل بها فاقرة
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
كلا إذا بلغت التراقي
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
وقيل من ۜ راق
Waqeela man raqin
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
وظن أنه الفراق
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
And the leg is wound about the leg,
والتفت الساق بالساق
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And one leg will be joined with another:
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
إلى ربك يومئذ المساق
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
فلا صدق ولا صلى
Fala saddaqa wala salla
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
ولكن كذب وتولى
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
ثم ذهب إلى أهله يتمطى
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Woe to you, and woe!
أولى لك فأولى
Awla laka faawla
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Then woe to you, and woe!
ثم أولى لك فأولى
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
أيحسب الإنسان أن يترك سدى
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
ألم يك نطفة من مني يمنى
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
ثم كان علقة فخلق فسوى
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
فجعل منه الزوجين الذكر والأنثى
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
أليس ذلك بقادر على أن يحيي الموتى
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?