Chapter 75, 40 verses
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
But man desires to continue in sin.
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
At length, when the sight is dazed,
So when the sight becomes dazed,
Faitha bariqa albasaru
So when vision is dazzled
And the moon is buried in darkness.
And the moon becomes dark,
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon darkens
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And the sun and the moon are joined,
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
By no means! No place of safety!
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
Kalla la wazara
No! There is no refuge.
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Even if he presents his excuses.
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
Nay! But you love the present life,
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
No! But you love the immediate
And leave alone the Hereafter.
And neglect the hereafter.
Watatharoona alakhirata
And leave the Hereafter.
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Looking towards their Lord;
Looking to their Lord.
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking at their Lord.
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
Waqeela man raqin
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
And one leg will be joined with another:
And affliction is combined with affliction;
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And the leg is wound about the leg,
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
Fala saddaqa wala salla
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Awla laka faawla
Woe to you, and woe!
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Thumma awla laka faawla
Then woe to you, and woe!
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?