Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky is rent asunder,
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And when the earth is flattened out,
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth is stretched forth,
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And has cast out all that was in it and became 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 listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
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
O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, and you will meet (the results of your deeds which you did).
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand,
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And will return to his family in joy!
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
Soon will he cry for perdition,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Wayasla saAAeeran
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
The Night and its Homing;
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
And the Moon in her fullness:
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And by the moon when it is at the full.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
Fama lahum la yuminoona
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
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 to them, they fall not prostrate.
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
Nay, those who disbelieve belie (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and whatever he brought, i.e. this Qur'an and Islamic Monotheism, etc.).
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds),
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So announce to them a painful torment.
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 righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).