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