AL QIYAMAH (THE RESURRECTION)
(Revealed at Mecca – contains 40 verses – 2 sections)
Allah – beginning with the name of – the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
| AYAT | TRANSLATION |
|---|---|
| 1 | لَا أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ |
| I swear by the Day of Resurrection. | |
| 2 | وَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ |
| And by oath of the soul that reproaches itself. | |
| 3 | أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُ |
| Does man assume that We will never assemble his bones? | |
| 4 | بَلَىٰ قَادِرِينَ عَلَىٰ أَن نُّسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُ |
| Surely yes, why not? We can properly make all his phalanxes. | |
| 5 | بَلْ يُرِيدُ الْإِنسَانُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُ |
| In fact man wishes to commit evil in front of Him! | |
| 6 | يَسْأَلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ |
| He asks, “When will be the Day of Resurrection?” | |
| 7 | فَإِذَا بَرِقَ الْبَصَرُ |
| So when the eyes will be blinded by light. | |
| 8 | وَخَسَفَ الْقَمَرُ |
| And the moon will be eclipsed. | |
| 9 | وَجُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ |
| And the sun and the moon will be united. | |
| 10 | يَقُولُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ الْمَفَرُّ |
| On that day man will cry out, “Where shall I flee?” | |
| 11 | كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ |
| Never! There is no refuge! | |
| 12 | إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُسْتَقَرُّ |
| On that day, the station is only towards your Lord. | |
| 13 | يُنَبَّأُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ |
| On that day, man will be informed of all what he sent ahead and left behind. | |
| 14 | بَلِ الْإِنسَانُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ |
| In fact, man himself is keeping an eye on his state of affairs! | |
| 15 | وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُ |
| And even if he presents all the excuses he has, none will be listened to. | |
| 16 | لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ |
| O dear Prophet (Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), do not cause your tongue to move along with the Qur’an in order to learn it faster. | |
| 17 | إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ |
| Indeed assembling the Qur’an and reading it are upon Us. | |
| 18 | فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَاهُ فَاتَّبِعْ قُرْآنَهُ |
| So when We have read it, you should thereupon follow what is read. | |
| 19 | ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُ |
| Then indeed, to explain its details to you is upon Us. | |
| 20 | كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ |
| None except you, O disbelievers – you love what you have, the fleeting one. | |
| 21 | وَتَذَرُونَ الْآخِرَةَ |
| And you have forsaken the Hereafter. | |
| 22 | وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ |
| On that day, some faces will shine with freshness. | |
| 23 | إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ |
| Looking toward their Lord. | |
| 24 | وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَاسِرَةٌ |
| And on that day some faces will be ghastly. | |
| 25 | تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ |
| Knowing that they will be subjected to a torment that breaks the backs. | |
| 26 | كَلَّا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِيَ |
| Yes indeed, when the soul will reach up to the throat. | |
| 27 | وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ |
| And they will say, “Is there any one – any magician?” | |
| 28 | وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ الْفِرَاقُ |
| And he will realise that this is the parting. | |
| 29 | وَالْتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِ |
| And one shin will curl up with the other shin. | |
| 30 | إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمَسَاقُ |
| On that day, the herding will be only towards your Lord. | |
| 31 | فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ |
| Neither did he believe it to be true, nor did he offer the prayer. | |
| 32 | وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ |
| But he denied and turned away. | |
| 33 | ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ يَتَمَطَّىٰ |
| Then he went back to his home in pride. | |
| 34 | أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ |
| Your ruin has come close, still closer. | |
| 35 | ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ |
| Again your ruin has come close, still closer. | |
| 36 | أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى |
| Does man assume that he will be let loose? | |
| 37 | أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِيٍّ يُمْنَىٰ |
| Was he not just a drop of the semen that is discharged? | |
| 38 | ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ |
| He then became a clot – so Allah created him, then made him proper. | |
| 39 | فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ |
| So created from him a pair, the male and female. | |
| 40 | أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتَىٰ |
| So will He, Who has done all this, not be able to revive the dead? | |