Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky has split [open]
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
When the sky is rent asunder,
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And when the earth has been extended
And when the earth is spread out
And when the earth is flattened out,
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
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.
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
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,
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
He will be judged with an easy account
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
And return to his people in happiness.
And will return unto his folk in joy.
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
He will cry out for destruction
He surely will invoke destruction
Soon will he cry for perdition,
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
And be thrown to scorching fire.
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
So I swear by the twilight glow
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
And [by] the night and what it envelops
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
The Night and its Homing;
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
And by the moon when she is at the full,
And the Moon in her fullness:
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
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]?
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
But those who have disbelieved deny,
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.