Chapter 82, 19 verses
When the Sky is cleft asunder;
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is cleft asunder,
Itha alssamao infatarat
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ
When the Stars are scattered;
When the planets are dispersed,
Waitha alkawakibu intatharat
وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
When the seas are poured forth,
Waitha albiharu fujjirat
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ
And when the Graves are turned upside down; -
And the sepulchres are overturned,
Waitha alqubooru buAAthirat
وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ
(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.
A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.
AAalimat nafsun ma qaddamat waakhkharat
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ
O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent? -
O man! What hath made thee careless concerning thy Lord, the Bountiful,
Ya ayyuha alinsanu ma gharraka birabbika alkareemi
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ
Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias;
Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee ?
Allathee khalaqaka fasawwaka faAAadalaka
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
Into whatsoever form He will, He casteth thee.
Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaa rakkabaka
فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ
Nay! But ye do reject Right and Judgment!
Nay, but ye deny the Judgment.
Kalla bal tukaththiboona bialddeeni
كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ
But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you, -
Lo! there are above you guardians,
Wainna AAalaykum lahafitheena
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَٰفِظِينَ
Kind and honourable, - Writing down (your deeds):
Generous and recording,
Kiraman katibeena
كِرَامًا كَٰتِبِينَ
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
Who know (all) that ye do.
YaAAlamoona ma tafAAaloona
يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
Lo! the righteous verily will be in delight.
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ
And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
And lo! the wicked verily will be in hell;
Wainna alfujjara lafee jaheemin
وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍ
Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
They will burn therein on the Day of Judgment,
Yaslawnaha yawma alddeeni
يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ
And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
And will not be absent thence.
Wama hum AAanha bighaibeena
وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ
And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
Wama adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Again, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
Thumma ma adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
(It will be) the Day when no soul shall have power (to do) aught for another: For the command, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.
A day on which no soul hath power at all for any (other) soul. The (absolute) command on that day is Allah's.
Yawma la tamliku nafsun linafsin shayan waalamru yawmaithin lillahi
يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ