Chapter 82, 19 verses
When the sky breaks apart
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is cleft asunder,
When the Sky is cleft asunder;
Itha alssamao infatarat
And when the stars fall, scattering,
When the planets are dispersed,
When the Stars are scattered;
Waitha alkawakibu intatharat
And when the seas are erupted
When the seas are poured forth,
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
Waitha albiharu fujjirat
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
And the sepulchres are overturned,
And when the Graves are turned upside down; -
Waitha alqubooru buAAthirat
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.
(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.
AAalimat nafsun ma qaddamat waakhkharat
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
O man! What hath made thee careless concerning thy Lord, the Bountiful,
O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent? -
Ya ayyuha alinsanu ma gharraka birabbika alkareemi
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee ?
Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias;
Allathee khalaqaka fasawwaka faAAadalaka
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
Into whatsoever form He will, He casteth thee.
In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaa rakkabaka
No! But you deny the Recompense.
Nay, but ye deny the Judgment.
Nay! But ye do reject Right and Judgment!
Kalla bal tukaththiboona bialddeeni
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
Lo! there are above you guardians,
But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you, -
Wainna AAalaykum lahafitheena
Noble and recording;
Generous and recording,
Kind and honourable, - Writing down (your deeds):
Kiraman katibeena
They know whatever you do.
Who know (all) that ye do.
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
YaAAlamoona ma tafAAaloona
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
Lo! the righteous verily will be in delight.
As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
And lo! the wicked verily will be in hell;
And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
Wainna alfujjara lafee jaheemin
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
They will burn therein on the Day of Judgment,
Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
Yaslawnaha yawma alddeeni
And never therefrom will they be absent.
And will not be absent thence.
And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
Wama hum AAanha bighaibeena
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Wama adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Again, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Thumma ma adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allah.
A day on which no soul hath power at all for any (other) soul. The (absolute) command on that day is Allah's.
(It will be) the Day when no soul shall have power (to do) aught for another: For the command, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.
Yawma la tamliku nafsun linafsin shayan waalamru yawmaithin lillahi