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