Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky has split [open]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انشقت
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
When the sky is rent asunder,
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
وأذنت لربها وحقت
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And when the earth has been extended
وإذا الأرض مدت
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth is flattened out,
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
وألقت ما فيها وتخلت
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
وأذنت لربها وحقت
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
يا أيها الإنسان إنك كادح إلى ربك كدحا فملاقيه
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
He will be judged with an easy account
فسوف يحاسب حسابا يسيرا
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
And return to his people in happiness.
وينقلب إلى أهله مسرورا
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
وأما من أوتي كتابه وراء ظهره
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
He will cry out for destruction
فسوف يدعو ثبورا
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
Soon will he cry for perdition,
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
ويصلى سعيرا
Wayasla saAAeeran
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
إنه كان في أهله مسرورا
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
إنه ظن أن لن يحور
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
بلى إن ربه كان به بصيرا
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
So I swear by the twilight glow
فلا أقسم بالشفق
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
And [by] the night and what it envelops
والليل وما وسق
Waallayli wama wasaqa
The Night and its Homing;
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
والقمر إذا اتسق
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And the Moon in her fullness:
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
لتركبن طبقا عن طبق
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
فما لهم لا يؤمنون
Fama lahum la yuminoona
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
وإذا قرئ عليهم القرآن لا يسجدون ۩
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
But those who have disbelieved deny,
بل الذين كفروا يكذبون
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
والله أعلم بما يوعون
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم أجر غير ممنون
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.