Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky is rent asunder,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انشقت
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
وأذنت لربها وحقت
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And when the earth is flattened out,
وإذا الأرض مدت
Waitha alardu muddat
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
وألقت ما فيها وتخلت
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
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 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 he who is given his Record in his right hand,
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
فسوف يحاسب حسابا يسيرا
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
وينقلب إلى أهله مسرورا
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
وأما من أوتي كتابه وراء ظهره
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
Soon will he cry for perdition,
فسوف يدعو ثبورا
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
ويصلى سعيرا
Wayasla saAAeeran
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
إنه كان في أهله مسرورا
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
إنه ظن أن لن يحور
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
بلى إن ربه كان به بصيرا
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
فلا أقسم بالشفق
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
The Night and its Homing;
والليل وما وسق
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And the Moon in her fullness:
والقمر إذا اتسق
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
لتركبن طبقا عن طبق
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
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 read to them, they fall not prostrate,
وإذا قرئ عليهم القرآن لا يسجدون ۩
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
بل الذين كفروا يكذبون
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
والله أعلم بما يوعون
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
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