Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky is rent asunder,
যখন আকাশ বিদীর্ণ হইবে,
When the heaven bursts asunder,
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); -
ও তাহার প্রতিপালকের আদেশ পালন করিবে এবং ইহাই তাহার করণীয়।
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And when the earth is flattened out,
এবং পৃথিবীকে যখন সম্প্রসারিত করা হইবে।
And when the earth is stretched,
And when the earth is stretched forth,
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
ও পৃথিবী তাহার অভ্যন্তরে যাহা আছে তাহা বাহিরে নিক্ষেপ করিবে ও শূন্যগর্ভ হইবে।
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
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).
এবং তাহার প্রতিপালকের আদেশ পালন করিবে, ইহাই তাহার করণীয়; তখন তোমরা পুনরুত্থিত হইবেই।
And obeys its Lord and it must.
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.
হে মানুষ! তুমি তোমার প্রতিপালকের নিকট পৌঁছা পর্যন্ত কঠোর সাধনা করিয়া থাক, পরে তুমি তাঁহার সাক্ষাৎ লাভ করিবে।
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you 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).
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
যাহাকে তাহার ‘আমলনামা তাহার দক্ষিণ হস্তে দেওয়া হইবে
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand,
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
তাহার হিসাব - নিকাশ সহজেই লওয়া হইবে
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
এবং সে তাহার স্বজনদের নিকট প্রফুল্লচিত্তে ফিরিয়া যাইবে;
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
And will return to his family in joy!
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
এবং যাহাকে তাহার ‘আমলনামা তাহার পৃষ্ঠের পশ্চাৎদিক হইতে দেওয়া হইবে
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
Soon will he cry for perdition,
সে অবশ্য তাহার ধ্বংস আহ্বান করিবে;
He shall call for perdition,
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
এবং জ্বলন্ত অগ্নিতে প্রবেশ করিবে;
And enter into burning fire.
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
সে তো তাহার স্বজনদের মধ্যে আনন্দে ছিল,
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
সে তো ভাবিত যে, সে কখনই ফিরিয়া যাইবে না;
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
নিশ্চয়ই ফিরিয়া যাইবে; তাহার প্রতিপালক তাহার উপর সবিশেষ দৃষ্টি রাখেন।
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
আমি শপথ করি অস্তরাগের,
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
The Night and its Homing;
এবং রাত্রির আর উহা যাহা কিছুর সমাবেশ ঘটায় তাহার,
And the night and that which it drives on,
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
And the Moon in her fullness:
এবং শপথ চন্দ্রের, যখন ইহা পূর্ণ হয়;
And the moon when it grows full,
And by the moon when it is at the full.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
নিশ্চয় তোমরা ধাপে ধাপে আরোহণ করিবে।
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
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? -
সুতরাং উহাদের কি হইল যে, উহারা ঈমান আনে না
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
এবং উহাদের নিকট কুরআন পাঠ করা হইলে উহারা সিজ্দা করে না?
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they fall not prostrate.
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
পরন্তু কাফিরগণ উহাকে অস্বীকার করে।
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
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)
এবং উহারা যাহা পোষণ করে তাহা সবিশেষ অবগত।
And Allah knows best what they hide,
And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds),
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
সুতরাং উহাদেরকে মর্মন্তুদ শাস্তির সংবাদ দাও;
So announce to them a painful punishment~
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.
কিন্তু যাহারা ঈমান আনে ও সৎকর্ম করে তাহাদের জন্য রহিয়াছে নিরবচ্ছিন্ন পুরস্কার।
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.
Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).