لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ۝١

1Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.

وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ۝٢

2Nay! I swear by the self-accusing soul.

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ۝٣

3Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?

بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ۝٤

4Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips

بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ۝٥

5Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.

يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ۝٦

6He asks: When is the day of resurrection?

فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ۝٧

7So when the sight becomes dazed,

وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ۝٨

8And the moon becomes dark,

وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ۝٩

9And the sun and the moon are brought together,

يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ۝١٠

10Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?

كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ۝١١

11By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ۝١٢

12With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.

يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ۝١٣

13Man shall on that day be informed of what he sent before and (what he) put off.

بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ۝١٤

14Nay! man is evidence against himself,

وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ۝١٥

15Though he puts forth his excuses.

لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ۝١٦

16Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ۝١٧

17Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.

فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ۝١٨

18Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ۝١٩

19Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.

كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ۝٢٠

20Nay! But you love the present life,

وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ۝٢١

21And neglect the hereafter.

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ۝٢٢

22(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,

إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ۝٢٣

23Looking to their Lord.

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ۝٢٤

24And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,

تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ۝٢٥

25Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.

كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ۝٢٦

26Nay! When it comes up to the throat,

وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ۝٢٧

27And it is said: Who will be a magician?

وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ۝٢٨

28And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting

وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ۝٢٩

29And affliction is combined with affliction;

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ۝٣٠

30To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.

فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ۝٣١

31So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,

وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ۝٣٢

32But called the truth a lie and turned back,

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ۝٣٣

33Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.

أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ۝٣٤

34Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,

ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ۝٣٥

35Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى۝٣٦

36Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?

أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ۝٣٧

37Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,

ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ۝٣٨

38Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.

فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ۝٣٩

39Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.

أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ۝٤٠

40Is not He able to give life to the dead?