Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky has split [open]
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انشقت
When the heaven bursts asunder,
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And when the earth has been extended
Waitha alardu muddat
وإذا الأرض مدت
And when the earth is stretched,
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
وألقت ما فيها وتخلت
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And obeys its Lord and it must.
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
يا أيها الإنسان إنك كادح إلى ربك كدحا فملاقيه
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
He will be judged with an easy account
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
فسوف يحاسب حسابا يسيرا
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
And return to his people in happiness.
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
وينقلب إلى أهله مسرورا
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
وأما من أوتي كتابه وراء ظهره
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
He will cry out for destruction
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
فسوف يدعو ثبورا
He shall call for perdition,
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
Wayasla saAAeeran
ويصلى سعيرا
And enter into burning fire.
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
إنه كان في أهله مسرورا
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
إنه ظن أن لن يحور
Surely he thought that he would never return.
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
بلى إن ربه كان به بصيرا
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
So I swear by the twilight glow
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
فلا أقسم بالشفق
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
And [by] the night and what it envelops
Waallayli wama wasaqa
والليل وما وسق
And the night and that which it drives on,
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
والقمر إذا اتسق
And the moon when it grows full,
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
لتركبن طبقا عن طبق
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
Fama lahum la yuminoona
فما لهم لا يؤمنون
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
وإذا قرئ عليهم القرآن لا يسجدون ۩
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
But those who have disbelieved deny,
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
بل الذين كفروا يكذبون
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
والله أعلم بما يوعون
And Allah knows best what they hide,
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
So announce to them a painful punishment~
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم أجر غير ممنون
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.