Al Qiyamat
Chapter 75, 40 verses
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Yusuf Ali
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Pickthall
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Transliteration
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Saheeh International
Yusuf Ali
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
Transliteration
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
Saheeh International
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Yusuf Ali
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Pickthall
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
Transliteration
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Saheeh International
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Yusuf Ali
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Pickthall
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Transliteration
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Saheeh International
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Yusuf Ali
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
Pickthall
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Transliteration
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Saheeh International
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Yusuf Ali
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Pickthall
But man would fain deny what is before him.
Transliteration
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
Saheeh International
But man desires to continue in sin.
Yusuf Ali
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Pickthall
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
Transliteration
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
Saheeh International
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Yusuf Ali
At length, when the sight is dazed,
Pickthall
But when sight is confounded
Transliteration
Faitha bariqa albasaru
Saheeh International
So when vision is dazzled
Yusuf Ali
And the moon is buried in darkness.
Pickthall
And the moon is eclipsed
Transliteration
Wakhasafa alqamaru
Saheeh International
And the moon darkens
Yusuf Ali
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
Pickthall
And sun and moon are united,
Transliteration
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
Saheeh International
And the sun and the moon are joined,
Yusuf Ali
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Pickthall
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
Transliteration
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
Saheeh International
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
Yusuf Ali
By no means! No place of safety!
Pickthall
Alas! No refuge!
Transliteration
Kalla la wazara
Saheeh International
No! There is no refuge.
Yusuf Ali
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
Pickthall
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Transliteration
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
Saheeh International
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Yusuf Ali
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Pickthall
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
Transliteration
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
Saheeh International
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Yusuf Ali
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Pickthall
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Transliteration
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Saheeh International
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Yusuf Ali
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
Pickthall
Although he tender his excuses.
Transliteration
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Saheeh International
Even if he presents his excuses.
Yusuf Ali
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
Pickthall
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Transliteration
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Saheeh International
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Yusuf Ali
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
Pickthall
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
Transliteration
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Saheeh International
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Yusuf Ali
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Pickthall
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
Transliteration
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
Saheeh International
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Yusuf Ali
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Pickthall
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Transliteration
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Saheeh International
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Yusuf Ali
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
Pickthall
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Transliteration
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Saheeh International
No! But you love the immediate
Yusuf Ali
And leave alone the Hereafter.
Pickthall
And neglect the Hereafter.
Transliteration
Watatharoona alakhirata
Saheeh International
And leave the Hereafter.
Yusuf Ali
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
Pickthall
That day will faces be resplendent,
Transliteration
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
Saheeh International
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Yusuf Ali
Looking towards their Lord;
Pickthall
Looking toward their Lord;
Transliteration
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Saheeh International
Looking at their Lord.
Yusuf Ali
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
Pickthall
And that day will other faces be despondent,
Transliteration
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
Saheeh International
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
Yusuf Ali
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Pickthall
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
Transliteration
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Saheeh International
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Yusuf Ali
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
Pickthall
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Transliteration
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Saheeh International
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Yusuf Ali
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
Pickthall
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
Transliteration
Waqeela man raqin
Saheeh International
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
Yusuf Ali
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
Pickthall
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
Transliteration
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
Saheeh International
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
Yusuf Ali
And one leg will be joined with another:
Pickthall
And agony is heaped on agony;
Transliteration
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
Saheeh International
And the leg is wound about the leg,
Yusuf Ali
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
Pickthall
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
Transliteration
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
Saheeh International
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
Yusuf Ali
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
Pickthall
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
Transliteration
Fala saddaqa wala salla
Saheeh International
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
Yusuf Ali
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
Pickthall
But he denied and flouted.
Transliteration
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
Saheeh International
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
Yusuf Ali
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Pickthall
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Transliteration
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Saheeh International
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Yusuf Ali
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Pickthall
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Transliteration
Awla laka faawla
Saheeh International
Woe to you, and woe!
Yusuf Ali
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Pickthall
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Transliteration
Thumma awla laka faawla
Saheeh International
Then woe to you, and woe!
Yusuf Ali
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Pickthall
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Transliteration
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Saheeh International
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Yusuf Ali
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Pickthall
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Transliteration
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Saheeh International
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Yusuf Ali
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
Pickthall
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
Transliteration
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Saheeh International
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Yusuf Ali
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
Pickthall
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
Transliteration
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
Saheeh International
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
Yusuf Ali
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
Pickthall
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
Transliteration
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Saheeh International
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?