Chapter 82, 19 verses
When the Sky is cleft asunder;
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is cleft asunder.
Itha alssamao infatarat
When the sky breaks apart
When the Stars are scattered;
And when the stars have fallen and scattered.
Waitha alkawakibu intatharat
And when the stars fall, scattering,
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
And when the seas are burst forth.
Waitha albiharu fujjirat
And when the seas are erupted
And when the Graves are turned upside down; -
And when the graves are turned upside down (and bring out their contents)
Waitha alqubooru buAAthirat
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.
(Then) a person will know what he has sent forward and (what he has) left behind (of good or bad deeds).
AAalimat nafsun ma qaddamat waakhkharat
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent? -
O man! What has made you careless about your Lord, the Most Generous?
Ya ayyuha alinsanu ma gharraka birabbika alkareemi
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias;
Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion.
Allathee khalaqaka fasawwaka faAAadalaka
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
In whatever form He willed, He put you together.
Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaa rakkabaka
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
Nay! But ye do reject Right and Judgment!
Nay! But you deny Ad-Din (i.e. the Day of Recompense).
Kalla bal tukaththiboona bialddeeni
No! But you deny the Recompense.
But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you, -
But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you,
Wainna AAalaykum lahafitheena
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
Kind and honourable, - Writing down (your deeds):
Kiraman (Honourable) Katibin writing down (your deeds),
Kiraman katibeena
Noble and recording;
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
They know all that you do.
YaAAlamoona ma tafAAaloona
They know whatever you do.
As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
Verily, the Abrar (the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism) will be in Delight (Paradise);
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
And verily, the Fujjar (the wicked, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners and evil-doers) will be in the blazing Fire (Hell),
Wainna alfujjara lafee jaheemin
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
Therein they will enter, and taste its burning flame on the Day of Recompense,
Yaslawnaha yawma alddeeni
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
And they (Al-Fujjar) will not be absent therefrom.
Wama hum AAanha bighaibeena
And never therefrom will they be absent.
And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
And what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
Wama adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
Thumma ma adraka ma yawmu alddeeni
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
(It will be) the Day when no soul shall have power (to do) aught for another: For the command, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.
(It will be) the Day when no person shall have power (to do) anything for another, and the Decision, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.
Yawma la tamliku nafsun linafsin shayan waalamru yawmaithin lillahi
It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allah.