Al-Qiyamah

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ۝١

Saheeh InternationalI swear by the Day of Resurrection

Abdel HaleemBy the Day of Resurrection

وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ۝٢

Saheeh InternationalAnd I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].

Abdel Haleemand by the self-reproaching soul!

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ۝٣

Saheeh InternationalDoes man think that We will not assemble his bones?

Abdel HaleemDoes man think We shall not put his bones back together?

بَلَىٰ قَـٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ۝٤

Saheeh InternationalYes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.

Abdel HaleemIn fact, We can reshape his very fingertips.

بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ۝٥

Saheeh InternationalBut man desires to continue in sin.

Abdel HaleemYet man wants to deny what is ahead of him:

يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ۝٦

Saheeh InternationalHe asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

Abdel Haleemhe says, ‘So, when will this Day of Resurrection be?’

فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ۝٧

Saheeh InternationalSo when vision is dazzled.

Abdel HaleemWhen eyes are dazzled

وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ۝٨

Saheeh InternationalAnd the moon darkens.

Abdel Haleemand the moon eclipsed,

وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ۝٩

Saheeh InternationalAnd the sun and the moon are joined,

Abdel Haleemwhen the sun and the moon are brought together,

يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ۝١٠

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

Abdel Haleemon that Day man will say, ‘Where can I escape?’

كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ۝١١

Saheeh InternationalNo! There is no refuge.

Abdel HaleemTruly, there is no refuge:

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ۝١٢

Saheeh InternationalTo your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.

Abdel Haleemthey will all return to your Lord on that Day.

يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ۝١٣

Saheeh InternationalMan will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.

Abdel HaleemOn that Day, man will be told what he put first and what he put last.

بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ۝١٤

Saheeh InternationalRather, man, against himself, will be a witness,

Abdel HaleemTruly, man is a clear witness against himself,

وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ۝١٥

Saheeh InternationalEven if he presents his excuses.

Abdel Haleemdespite all the excuses he may put forward.

لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ۝١٦

Saheeh InternationalMove not your tongue with it, [O Muḥammad], to hasten with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān].

Abdel Haleem[Prophet], do not rush your tongue in an attempt to hasten [your memorization of] the Revelation:

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ۝١٧

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

Abdel HaleemWe shall make sure of its safe collection and recitation.

فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَـٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ۝١٨

Saheeh InternationalSo when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.

Abdel HaleemWhen We have recited it, repeat the recitation

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ۝١٩

Saheeh InternationalThen upon Us is its clarification [to you].

Abdel Haleemand We shall make it clear.

كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ۝٢٠

Saheeh InternationalNo! But you [i.e., mankind] love the immediate

Abdel HaleemTruly you [people] love this fleeting world

وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ۝٢١

Saheeh InternationalAnd leave [i.e., neglect] the Hereafter.

Abdel Haleemand neglect the life to come.

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ۝٢٢

Saheeh International[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,

Abdel HaleemOn that Day there will be radiant faces,

إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ۝٢٣

Saheeh InternationalLooking at their Lord.

Abdel Haleemlooking towards their Lord,

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ۝٢٤

Saheeh InternationalAnd [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,

Abdel Haleemand on that Day there will be the sad and despairing faces

تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ۝٢٥

Saheeh InternationalExpecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.

Abdel Haleemof those who realize that a great calamity is about to befall them.

كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ۝٢٦

Saheeh InternationalNo! When it [i.e., the soul] has reached the collar bones

Abdel HaleemTruly, when the soul reaches the collarbone;

وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ۝٢٧

Saheeh InternationalAnd it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"

Abdel Haleemwhen it is said, ‘Could any charm-healer save him now?’;

وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ۝٢٨

Saheeh InternationalAnd he [i.e., the dying one] is certain that it is the [time of] separation

Abdel Haleemwhen he knows it is the final parting;

وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ۝٢٩

Saheeh InternationalAnd the leg is wound about the leg,

Abdel Haleemwhen his legs are brought together:

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ۝٣٠

Saheeh InternationalTo your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.

Abdel Haleemon that day he will be driven towards your Lord.

فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ۝٣١

Saheeh InternationalAnd he [i.e., the disbeliever] had not believed, nor had he prayed.

Abdel HaleemHe neither believed nor prayed,

وَلَـٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ۝٣٢

Saheeh InternationalBut [instead], he denied and turned away.

Abdel Haleembut denied the truth and turned away,

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ۝٣٣

Saheeh InternationalAnd then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].

Abdel Haleemwalking back to his people with a conceited swagger.

أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ۝٣٤

Saheeh InternationalWoe to you, and woe!

Abdel HaleemCloser and closer it comes to you.

ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ۝٣٥

Saheeh InternationalThen woe to you, and woe!

Abdel HaleemCloser and closer still.

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى۝٣٦

Saheeh InternationalDoes man think that he will be left neglected?

Abdel HaleemDoes man think he will be left alone?

أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ۝٣٧

Saheeh InternationalHad he not been a sperm from semen emitted?

Abdel HaleemWas he not just a drop of spilt-out sperm,

ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ۝٣٨

Saheeh InternationalThen he was a clinging clot, and [Allāh] created [his form] and proportioned [him]

Abdel Haleemwhich became a clinging form, which God shaped in due proportion,

فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ۝٣٩

Saheeh InternationalAnd made of him two mates, the male and the female.

Abdel Haleemfashioning from it the two sexes, male and female?

أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ۝٤٠

Saheeh InternationalIs not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?

Abdel HaleemDoes He who can do this not have the power to bring the dead back to life?