Al Qiyamat
Chapter 75, 40 verses
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Saheeh International
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Transliteration
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Pickthall
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Shakir
Saheeh International
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Transliteration
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
Shakir
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
Saheeh International
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Transliteration
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Pickthall
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
Shakir
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
Saheeh International
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Transliteration
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Pickthall
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Shakir
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Saheeh International
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Transliteration
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Pickthall
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Shakir
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Saheeh International
But man desires to continue in sin.
Transliteration
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
Pickthall
But man would fain deny what is before him.
Shakir
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
Saheeh International
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Transliteration
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
Pickthall
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
Shakir
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
Saheeh International
So when vision is dazzled
Transliteration
Faitha bariqa albasaru
Pickthall
But when sight is confounded
Shakir
So when the sight becomes dazed,
Saheeh International
And the moon darkens
Transliteration
Wakhasafa alqamaru
Pickthall
And the moon is eclipsed
Shakir
And the moon becomes dark,
Saheeh International
And the sun and the moon are joined,
Transliteration
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
Pickthall
And sun and moon are united,
Shakir
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
Saheeh International
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
Transliteration
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
Pickthall
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
Shakir
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
Saheeh International
No! There is no refuge.
Transliteration
Kalla la wazara
Pickthall
Alas! No refuge!
Shakir
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
Saheeh International
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Transliteration
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
Pickthall
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Shakir
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
Saheeh International
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Transliteration
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
Pickthall
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
Shakir
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
Saheeh International
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Transliteration
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Pickthall
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Shakir
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Saheeh International
Even if he presents his excuses.
Transliteration
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Pickthall
Although he tender his excuses.
Shakir
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Saheeh International
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Transliteration
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Pickthall
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Shakir
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
Saheeh International
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Transliteration
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Pickthall
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
Shakir
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
Saheeh International
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Transliteration
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
Pickthall
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
Shakir
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
Saheeh International
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Transliteration
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Pickthall
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Shakir
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Saheeh International
No! But you love the immediate
Transliteration
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Pickthall
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Shakir
Nay! But you love the present life,
Saheeh International
And leave the Hereafter.
Transliteration
Watatharoona alakhirata
Pickthall
And neglect the Hereafter.
Shakir
And neglect the hereafter.
Saheeh International
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Transliteration
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
Pickthall
That day will faces be resplendent,
Shakir
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
Saheeh International
Looking at their Lord.
Transliteration
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Pickthall
Looking toward their Lord;
Shakir
Looking to their Lord.
Saheeh International
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
Transliteration
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
Pickthall
And that day will other faces be despondent,
Shakir
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
Saheeh International
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Transliteration
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Pickthall
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
Shakir
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Saheeh International
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Transliteration
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Pickthall
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Shakir
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
Saheeh International
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
Transliteration
Waqeela man raqin
Pickthall
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
Shakir
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
Saheeh International
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
Transliteration
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
Pickthall
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
Shakir
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
Saheeh International
And the leg is wound about the leg,
Transliteration
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
Pickthall
And agony is heaped on agony;
Shakir
And affliction is combined with affliction;
Saheeh International
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
Transliteration
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
Pickthall
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
Shakir
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
Saheeh International
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
Transliteration
Fala saddaqa wala salla
Pickthall
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
Shakir
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
Saheeh International
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
Transliteration
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
Pickthall
But he denied and flouted.
Shakir
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
Saheeh International
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Transliteration
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Pickthall
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Shakir
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Saheeh International
Woe to you, and woe!
Transliteration
Awla laka faawla
Pickthall
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Shakir
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Saheeh International
Then woe to you, and woe!
Transliteration
Thumma awla laka faawla
Pickthall
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Shakir
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Saheeh International
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Transliteration
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Pickthall
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Shakir
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Saheeh International
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Transliteration
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Pickthall
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Shakir
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Saheeh International
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Transliteration
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Pickthall
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
Shakir
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
Saheeh International
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
Transliteration
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
Pickthall
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
Shakir
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
Saheeh International
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Transliteration
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Pickthall
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
Shakir
Is not He able to give life to the dead?