Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky has split [open]
When the heaven bursts asunder,
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And when the earth has been extended
And when the earth is stretched,
Waitha alardu muddat
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
He will be judged with an easy account
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
And return to his people in happiness.
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
He will cry out for destruction
He shall call for perdition,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
And enter into burning fire.
Wayasla saAAeeran
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
So I swear by the twilight glow
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
And [by] the night and what it envelops
And the night and that which it drives on,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
And the moon when it grows full,
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
Fama lahum la yuminoona
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
But those who have disbelieved deny,
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
And Allah knows best what they hide,
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
So announce to them a painful punishment~
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin