Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky has split [open]
When the sky is rent asunder,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انشقت
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
وأذنت لربها وحقت
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And when the earth has been extended
And when the earth is flattened out,
وإذا الأرض مدت
Waitha alardu muddat
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
وألقت ما فيها وتخلت
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
وأذنت لربها وحقت
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
يا أيها الإنسان إنك كادح إلى ربك كدحا فملاقيه
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
He will be judged with an easy account
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
فسوف يحاسب حسابا يسيرا
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
And return to his people in happiness.
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
وينقلب إلى أهله مسرورا
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
وأما من أوتي كتابه وراء ظهره
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
He will cry out for destruction
Soon will he cry for perdition,
فسوف يدعو ثبورا
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
ويصلى سعيرا
Wayasla saAAeeran
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
إنه كان في أهله مسرورا
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
إنه ظن أن لن يحور
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
بلى إن ربه كان به بصيرا
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
So I swear by the twilight glow
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
فلا أقسم بالشفق
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
And [by] the night and what it envelops
The Night and its Homing;
والليل وما وسق
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
And the Moon in her fullness:
والقمر إذا اتسق
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
لتركبن طبقا عن طبق
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
فما لهم لا يؤمنون
Fama lahum la yuminoona
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
وإذا قرئ عليهم القرآن لا يسجدون ۩
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
But those who have disbelieved deny,
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
بل الذين كفروا يكذبون
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
والله أعلم بما يوعون
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.
إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم أجر غير ممنون
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin