لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ١

Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;

La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamat

وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ٢

Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).

Wala oqsimu binnafsi allawwamat

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ٣

Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones?

Ayahsabu al-insanu allannajmaAAa AAithamah

بَلَىٰ قَـٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ٤

Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!

Bala qadireena AAala annusawwiya bananah

بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ٥

But man would fain deny what is before him.

Bal yureedu al-insanu liyafjura amamah

يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ٦

He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection?

Yas-alu ayyana yawmu alqiyama

فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ٧

But when sight is confounded

Fa-itha bariqa albasar

وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ٨

And the moon is eclipsed

Wakhasafa alqamar

وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ٩

And sun and moon are united,

WajumiAAa ashshamsu walqamar

يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ١٠

On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!

Yaqoolu al-insanu yawma-ithinayna almafar

كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ١١

Alas! No refuge!

Kalla la wazar

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ١٢

Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.

Ila rabbika yawma-ithinalmustaqar

يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ١٣

On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.

Yunabbao al-insanu yawma-ithinbima qaddama waakhkhar

بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ١٤

Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,

Bali al-insanu AAala nafsihibaseera

وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ١٥

Although he tender his excuses.

Walaw alqa maAAatheerah

لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ١٦

Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.

La tuharrik bihi lisanakalitaAAjala bih

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ١٧

Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.

Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waqur-anah

فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَـٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ١٨

And when We read it, follow thou the reading;

Fa-itha qara/nahu fattabiAAqur-anah

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ١٩

Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.

Thumma inna AAalayna bayanah

كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ٢٠

Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now

Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajila

وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ٢١

And neglect the Hereafter.

Watatharoona al-akhira

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ٢٢

That day will faces be resplendent,

Wujoohun yawma-ithin nadira

إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ٢٣

Looking toward their Lord;

Ila rabbiha nathira

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ٢٤

And that day will other faces be despondent,

Wawujoohun yawma-ithin basira

تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ٢٥

Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.

Tathunnu an yufAAala bihafaqira

كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ٢٦

Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat

Kalla itha balaghati attaraqiy

وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ٢٧

And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now)?

Waqeela man raq

وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ٢٨

And he knoweth that it is the parting;

Wathanna annahu alfiraq

وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ٢٩

And agony is heaped on agony;

Waltaffati assaqu bilssaq

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ٣٠

Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.

Ila rabbika yawma-ithin almasaq

فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ٣١

For he neither trusted, nor prayed.

Fala saddaqa wala salla

وَلَـٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ٣٢

But he denied and flouted.

Walakin kaththaba watawalla

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ٣٣

Then went he to his folk with glee.

Thumma thahaba ila ahlihiyatamatta

أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ٣٤

Nearer unto thee and nearer,

Awla laka faawla

ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ٣٥

Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).

Thumma awla laka faawla

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى٣٦

Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless?

Ayahsabu al-insanu an yutrakasuda

أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ٣٧

Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth?

Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna

ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ٣٨

Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned

Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqafasawwa

فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ٣٩

And made of him a pair, the male and female.

FajaAAala minhu azzawjayni aththakarawal-ontha

أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ٤٠

Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life?

Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAalaan yuhyiya almawta