Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky is rent asunder,
When the sky has split [open]
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
When the heaven bursts asunder,
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And when the earth is flattened out,
And when the earth has been extended
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth is stretched,
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And obeys its Lord and it must.
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
He will be judged with an easy account
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
And return to his people in happiness.
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
Soon will he cry for perdition,
He will cry out for destruction
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He shall call for perdition,
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
Wayasla saAAeeran
And enter into burning fire.
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
So I swear by the twilight glow
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
The Night and its Homing;
And [by] the night and what it envelops
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And the night and that which it drives on,
And the Moon in her fullness:
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And the moon when it grows full,
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
Fama lahum la yuminoona
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
But those who have disbelieved deny,
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
And Allah knows best what they hide,
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So announce to them a painful punishment~
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.