القيامة

La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati

I swear by the Day of Resurrection,

Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati

and I swear by the self-reproaching soul[1]!

Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu

Does man think that We cannot reassemble his bones?

Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu

In fact, We are able to restore even his very fingertips.

Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu

But man desires to persist in sin[2],

Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati

and asks [mockingly], “When is the Day of Resurrection?”

Faitha bariqa albasaru

But when the sight is dazzled,

Wakhasafa alqamaru

and the moon is darkened,

WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru

and the sun and the moon are brought together[3],

Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru

on that Day man will say, “Where is the escape?”

Kalla la wazara

No indeed! There will be no refuge.

Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru

On that Day all will end up before your Lord.

Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara

On that Day man will be informed of what he has sent forth[4] and left behind[5].

Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun

In fact, man will be a witness against himself[6],

Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu

despite the excuses he may put forward.

La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi

Do not move your tongue [O Prophet] in haste trying to memorize it.

Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu

It is upon Us to make you memorize and recite it.

Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu

Then when We recite it [through Gabriel], follow its recitation attentively;

Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu

then it is upon Us to explain its meanings.

Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata

No indeed! You [people] love this fleeting world,

Watatharoona alakhirata

and neglect the Hereafter.

Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun

On that Day some faces will be bright,

Ila rabbiha nathiratun

looking at their Lord[7].

Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun

And on that Day, some faces will be gloomy,

Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun

knowing that a crushing calamity will befall them.

Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya

Indeed, when the soul reaches the throat[8],

Waqeela man raqin

and it is said, “Is there any healer?”

Wathanna annahu alfiraqu

And he realizes that it is time to depart,

Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi

when legs are brought together [in a shroud][9];

Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu

on that Day, he will be driven to your Lord.

Fala saddaqa wala salla

He neither believed nor prayed;

Walakin kaththaba watawalla

rather he denied and turned away,

Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta

then he went to his people, elated with pride,

Awla laka faawla

Woe to you, and woe!

Thumma awla laka faawla

Again, woe to you, and woe!

Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan

Does man think that he will be left neglected[10]?

Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna

Was he not once a drop of semen emitted,

Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa

then he became a clinging clot[11], then He created him and perfected his form,

FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha

and made from him both genders, male and female?

Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta

Is not He able to bring the dead back to life?