Chapter 75, 40 verses
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بيوم القيامة
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
ولا أقسم بالنفس اللوامة
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Does man (a ) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
أيحسب الإنسان ألن نجمع عظامه
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
بلى قادرين على أن نسوي بنانه
But man desires to continue in sin.
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
بل يريد الإنسان ليفجر أمامه
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"
يسأل أيان يوم القيامة
So when vision is dazzled
So, when the sight shall be dazed.
فإذا برق البصر
And the moon darkens
And the moon will be eclipsed.
وخسف القمر
And the sun and the moon are joined,
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
وجمع الشمس والقمر
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
يقول الإنسان يومئذ أين المفر
No! There is no refuge.
No! There is no refuge!
كلا لا وزر
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
إلى ربك يومئذ المستقر
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
On that Day man will be of what he sent forward (of his evil good deeds), and what he left behind (of his good or evil traditions).
ينبأ الإنسان يومئذ بما قدم وأخر
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
بل الإنسان على نفسه بصيرة
Even if he presents his excuses.
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).
ولو ألقى معاذيره
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
لا تحرك به لسانك لتعجل به
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the ability to recite it (the Qur'an).
إن علينا جمعه وقرآنه
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم through Jibril (Gabriel)], then follow its (the Qur'an's) recital.
فإذا قرأناه فاتبع قرآنه
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you).
ثم إن علينا بيانه
No! But you love the immediate
Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but you (men) love the present life of this world,
كلا بل تحبون العاجلة
And leave the Hereafter.
And neglect the Hereafter.
وتذرون الآخرة
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
وجوه يومئذ ناضرة
Looking at their Lord.
Looking at their Lord (Allah).
إلى ربها ناظرة
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
ووجوه يومئذ باسرة
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
تظن أن يفعل بها فاقرة
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
كلا إذا بلغت التراقي
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?"
وقيل من ۜ راق
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
وظن أنه الفراق
And the leg is wound about the leg,
And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded).
والتفت الساق بالساق
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
إلى ربك يومئذ المساق
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
So he (the ) neither believed (in this Qur'an and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
فلا صدق ولا صلى
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'an and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
ولكن كذب وتولى
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
ثم ذهب إلى أهله يتمطى
Woe to you, and woe!
Woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
أولى لك فأولى
Then woe to you, and woe!
Again, woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
ثم أولى لك فأولى
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Does man think that he will be left neglected (without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord Allah on him)?
أيحسب الإنسان أن يترك سدى
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
ألم يك نطفة من مني يمنى
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Then he became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.
ثم كان علقة فخلق فسوى
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
And made of him two sexes, male and female.
فجعل منه الزوجين الذكر والأنثى
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Is not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).
أليس ذلك بقادر على أن يحيي الموتى