Chapter 82, 19 verses
When the Sky is cleft asunder;
When the sky breaks apart
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is cleft asunder,
When the Stars are scattered;
And when the stars fall, scattering,
When the planets are dispersed,
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
And when the seas are erupted
When the seas are poured forth,
And when the Graves are turned upside down; -
And when the [contents of] graves are scattered,
And the sepulchres are overturned,
(Then) shall each soul know what it hath sent forward and (what it hath) kept back.
A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.
A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.
O man! What has seduced thee from thy Lord Most Beneficent? -
O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,
O man! What hath made thee careless concerning thy Lord, the Bountiful,
Him Who created thee. Fashioned thee in due proportion, and gave thee a just bias;
Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?
Who created thee, then fashioned, then proportioned thee ?
In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
Into whatsoever form He will, He casteth thee.
Nay! But ye do reject Right and Judgment!
No! But you deny the Recompense.
Nay, but ye deny the Judgment.
But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you, -
And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,
Lo! there are above you guardians,
Kind and honourable, - Writing down (your deeds):
Noble and recording;
Generous and recording,
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
They know whatever you do.
Who know (all) that ye do.
As for the Righteous, they will be in bliss;
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,
Lo! the righteous verily will be in delight.
And the Wicked - they will be in the Fire,
And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
And lo! the wicked verily will be in hell;
Which they will enter on the Day of Judgment,
They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,
They will burn therein on the Day of Judgment,
And they will not be able to keep away therefrom.
And never therefrom will they be absent.
And will not be absent thence.
And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is?
Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
Again, what will convey unto thee what the Day of Judgment is!
(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 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.
A day on which no soul hath power at all for any (other) soul. The (absolute) command on that day is Allah's.