Chapter 82, 19 verses
When the sky breaks apart
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is cleft asunder.
Itha alssamao infatarat
And when the stars fall, scattering,
And when the stars have fallen and scattered.
Waitha alkawakibu intatharat
And when the seas are erupted
And when the seas are burst forth.
Waitha albiharu fujjirat
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
And when the graves are turned upside down (and bring out their contents)
Waitha alqubooru buAAthirat
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
(Then) a person will know what he has sent forward and (what he has) left behind (of good or bad deeds).
AAalimat nafsun ma qaddamat waakhkharat
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
O man! What has made you careless about your Lord, the Most Generous?
Ya ayyuha alinsanu ma gharraka birabbika alkareemi
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion.
Allathee khalaqaka fasawwaka faAAadalaka
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
In whatever form He willed, He put you together.
Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaa rakkabaka
No! But you deny the Recompense.
Nay! But you deny Ad-Din (i.e. the Day of Recompense).
Kalla bal tukaththiboona bialddeeni
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you,
Wainna AAalaykum lahafitheena
Noble and recording;
Kiraman (Honourable) Katibin writing down (your deeds),
Kiraman katibeena
They know whatever you do.
They know all that you do.
YaAAlamoona ma tafAAaloona
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
Verily, the Abrar (the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism) will be in Delight (Paradise);
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
And verily, the Fujjar (the wicked, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners and evil-doers) will be in the blazing Fire (Hell),
Wainna alfujjara lafee jaheemin
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
Therein they will enter, and taste its burning flame on the Day of Recompense,
Yaslawnaha yawma alddeeni
And never therefrom will they be absent.
And they (Al-Fujjar) will not be absent therefrom.
Wama hum AAanha bighaibeena
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
And what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
Wama adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
Thumma ma adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allah.
(It will be) the Day when no person shall have power (to do) anything for another, and the Decision, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.
Yawma la tamliku nafsun linafsin shayan waalamru yawmaithin lillahi