Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky has split [open]
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انشَقَّتْ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انشقت
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And when the earth has been extended
وَإِذَا الْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ
وإذا الأرض مدت
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ
وألقت ما فيها وتخلت
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
وأذنت لربها وحقت
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَاقِيهِ
يا أيها الإنسان إنك كادح إلى ربك كدحا فملاقيه
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه
He will be judged with an easy account
فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا
فسوف يحاسب حسابا يسيرا
And return to his people in happiness.
وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُورًا
وينقلب إلى أهله مسرورا
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِهِ
وأما من أوتي كتابه وراء ظهره
He will cry out for destruction
فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُو ثُبُورًا
فسوف يدعو ثبورا
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا
ويصلى سعيرا
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُورًا
إنه كان في أهله مسرورا
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
إِنَّهُ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ
إنه ظن أن لن يحور
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
بَلَىٰ إِنَّ رَبَّهُ كَانَ بِهِ بَصِيرًا
بلى إن ربه كان به بصيرا
So I swear by the twilight glow
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ
فلا أقسم بالشفق
And [by] the night and what it envelops
وَاللَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
والليل وما وسق
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا اتَّسَقَ
والقمر إذا اتسق
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ
لتركبن طبقا عن طبق
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
فما لهم لا يؤمنون
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩
وإذا قرئ عليهم القرآن لا يسجدون ۩
But those who have disbelieved deny,
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُكَذِّبُونَ
بل الذين كفروا يكذبون
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ
والله أعلم بما يوعون
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ
إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم أجر غير ممنون