Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky is rent asunder,
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
When the heaven bursts asunder,
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And when the earth is flattened out,
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth is spread out
And when the earth is stretched,
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
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
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
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
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
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
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
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
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And will return unto his folk in joy.
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
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
Soon will he cry for perdition,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He surely will invoke destruction
He shall call for perdition,
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Wayasla saAAeeran
And be thrown to scorching fire.
And enter into burning fire.
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
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
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
The Night and its Homing;
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
And the night and that which it drives on,
And the Moon in her fullness:
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And by the moon when she is at the full,
And the moon when it grows full,
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
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
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
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
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
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
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
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
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
And Allah knows best what they hide,
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
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
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.