Al Qiyamat

1 I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;

1 I swear by the Day of Resurrection

2 And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).

2 Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).

2 And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].

3 Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?

3 Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?

3 Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?

4 Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.

4 Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!

4 Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.

5 But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.

5 But man would fain deny what is before him.

5 But man desires to continue in sin.

6 He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

6 He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?

6 He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

7 At length, when the sight is dazed,

7 But when sight is confounded

7 So when vision is dazzled

8 And the moon is buried in darkness.

8 And the moon is eclipsed

8 And the moon darkens

9 And the sun and moon are joined together, -

9 And sun and moon are united,

9 And the sun and the moon are joined,

10 That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"

10 On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!

10 Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"

11 By no means! No place of safety!

11 Alas! No refuge!

11 No! There is no refuge.

12 Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.

12 Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.

12 To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.

13 That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.

13 On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.

13 Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.

14 Nay, man will be evidence against himself,

14 Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,

14 Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,

15 Even though he were to put up his excuses.

15 Although he tender his excuses.

15 Even if he presents his excuses.

16 Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.

16 Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.

16 Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.

17 It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:

17 Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.

17 Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.

18 But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):

18 And when We read it, follow thou the reading;

18 So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.

19 Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):

19 Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.

19 Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].

20 Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,

20 Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now

20 No! But you love the immediate

21 And leave alone the Hereafter.

21 And neglect the Hereafter.

21 And leave the Hereafter.

22 Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -

22 That day will faces be resplendent,

22 [Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,

23 Looking towards their Lord;

23 Looking toward their Lord;

23 Looking at their Lord.

24 And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,

24 And that day will other faces be despondent,

24 And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,

25 In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;

25 Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.

25 Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.

26 Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),

26 Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat

26 No! When the soul has reached the collar bones

27 And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"

27 And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?

27 And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"

28 And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;

28 And he knoweth that it is the parting;

28 And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation

29 And one leg will be joined with another:

29 And agony is heaped on agony;

29 And the leg is wound about the leg,

30 That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!

30 Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.

30 To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.

31 So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -

31 For he neither trusted, nor prayed.

31 And the disbeliever had not believed, nor had he prayed.

32 But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!

32 But he denied and flouted.

32 But [instead], he denied and turned away.

33 Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!

33 Then went he to his folk with glee.

33 And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].

34 Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!

34 Nearer unto thee and nearer,

34 Woe to you, and woe!

35 Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!

35 Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).

35 Then woe to you, and woe!

36 Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?

36 Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?

36 Does man think that he will be left neglected?

37 Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?

37 Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?

37 Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?

38 Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.

38 Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned

38 Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]

39 And of him He made two sexes, male and female.

39 And made of him a pair, the male and female.

39 And made of him two mates, the male and the female.

40 Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?

40 Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?

40 Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?