And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
أَيَحۡسَبُاَيَحْسَبُDoes think
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُالْاِنْسَانُ[the] man
أَلَّناَلَّنْthat not
نَّجۡمَعَنَّجْمَعَWe will assemble
عِظَامَهُۥعِظَامَهٗhis bones
3
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
بَلَىٰبَلٰىNay
قَٰدِرِينَقٰدِرِيْنَ(We are) Able
عَلَىٰٓعَلٰٓيon
أَناَنْthat
نُّسَوِّيَWe can restore
بَنَانَهُۥبَنَانَهٗhis fingertips
4
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
بَلۡبَلْNay
يُرِيدُيُرِيْدُDesires
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُالْاِنْسَانُ[the] man
لِيَفۡجُرَلِيَفْجُرَto give (the) lie
أَمَامَهُۥاَمَامَهٗ(to) what is before him
5
But man desires to continue in sin.
يَسۡـَٔلُيَسْـَٔلُHe asks
أَيَّانَاَيَّانَWhen
يَوۡمُيَوْمُ(is the) Day
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِالْقِيٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrection
6
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
1 I swear by the Day of Resurrection 2 And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection]. 3 Does man think that We will not assemble his bones? 4 Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips. 5 But man desires to continue in sin. 6 He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
كـَلَّاكَلَّاBy no means
لَا(There is) no
وَزَرَrefuge
11
No! There is no refuge.
إِلَىٰاِلٰىTo
رَبِّكَyour Lord
يَوۡمَئِذٍيَوْمَىِٕذِthat Day
ٱلۡمُسۡتَقَرُّاࣙلْمُسْتَقَرُّ(is) the place of rest
12
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
يُنَبَّؤُاْيُنَبَّو͏ٔ͏ُاWill be informed
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُالْاِنْسَانُ[the] man
يَوۡمَئِذِۭيَوْمَىِٕذٍۭthat Day
بِمَاof what
قَدَّمَhe sent forth
وَأَخَّرَوَاَخَّرَand kept back
13
Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
بَلِNay
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُالْاِنْسَانُ[The] man
عَلَىٰعَلٰيagainst
نَفۡسِهِۦنَفْسِهٖhimself
بَصِيرَةٞبَصِيْرَةٌ(will be) a witness
14
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
وَلَوۡوَّلَوْEven if
أَلۡقَىٰاَلْقٰىhe presents
مَعَاذِيرَهُۥمَعَاذِيْرَهٗhis excuses
15
Even if he presents his excuses.
7 So when vision is dazzled 8 And the moon darkens 9 And the sun and the moon are joined, 10 Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?" 11 No! There is no refuge. 12 To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence. 13 Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back. 14 Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness, 15 Even if he presents his excuses.
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muḥammad], to hasten with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān].
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
عَلَيۡنَاعَلَيْنَاupon Us
جَمۡعَهُۥجَمْعَهٗ(is) its collection
وَقُرۡءَانَهُۥوَقُرْاٰنَهٗand its recitation
17
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
فَإِذَافَاِذَاAnd when
قَرَأۡنَٰهُقَرَاْنٰهُWe have recited it
فَٱتَّبِعۡفَاتَّبِعْthen follow
قُرۡءَانَهُۥقُرْاٰنَهٗits recitation
18
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
ثُمَّThen
إِنَّاِنَّindeed
عَلَيۡنَاعَلَيْنَاupon Us
بَيَانَهُۥبَيَانَهٗ(is) its explanation
19
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
16 Move not your tongue with it, [O Muḥammad], to hasten with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān]. 17 Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation. 18 So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation. 19 Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
20 No! But you [i.e., mankind] love the immediate 21 And leave [i.e., neglect] the Hereafter. 22 [Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant, 23 Looking at their Lord. 24 And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted, 25 Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
No! When it [i.e., the soul] has reached the collar bones
وَقِيلَوَقِيْلَAnd it is said
مَنۡۜمَنْࣝWho
رَاقٖرَاقٍ(will) cure
27
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
وَظَنَّوَّظَنَّAnd he is certain
أَنَّهُاَنَّهُthat it
ٱلۡفِرَاقُالْفِرَاقُ(is) the parting
28
And he [i.e., the dying one] is certain that it is the [time of] separation
وَٱلۡتَفَّتِوَالْتَفَّتِAnd is wound
ٱلسَّاقُالسَّاقُthe leg
بِٱلسَّاقِبِالسَّاقِabout the leg
29
And the leg is wound about the leg,
إِلَىٰاِلٰىTo
رَبِّكَyour Lord
يَوۡمَئِذٍيَوْمَىِٕذِthat Day
ٱلۡمَسَاقُاࣙلْمَسَاقُ(will be) the driving
30
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
26 No! When it [i.e., the soul] has reached the collar bones 27 And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?" 28 And he [i.e., the dying one] is certain that it is the [time of] separation 29 And the leg is wound about the leg, 30 To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
And he [i.e., the disbeliever] had not believed, nor had he prayed.
وَلَٰكِنوَلٰكِنْBut
كَذَّبَhe denied
وَتَوَلَّىٰوَتَوَلّٰىand turned away
32
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
ثُمَّThen
ذَهَبَhe went
إِلَىٰٓاِلٰٓيto
أَهۡلِهِۦاَهْلِهٖhis family
يَتَمَطَّىٰٓيَتَمَطّٰىswaggering
33
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
أَوۡلَىٰاَوْلٰىWoe
لَكَto you
فَأَوۡلَىٰفَاَوْلٰىand woe
34
Woe to you, and woe!
ثُمَّThen
أَوۡلَىٰاَوْلٰىwoe
لَكَto you
فَأَوۡلَىٰٓفَاَوْلٰىand woe
35
Then woe to you, and woe!
31 And he [i.e., the disbeliever] had not believed, nor had he prayed. 32 But [instead], he denied and turned away. 33 And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride]. 34 Woe to you, and woe! 35 Then woe to you, and woe!
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allāh] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
فَجَعَلَThen made
مِنۡهُمِنْهُof him
ٱلزَّوۡجَيۡنِالزَّوْجَيْنِtwo kinds
ٱلذَّكَرَالذَّكَرَ(the) male
وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓوَالْاُنْثٰيand the female
39
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
أَلَيۡسَاَلَيْسَIs not
ذَٰلِكَذٰلِكَ[that]
بِقَٰدِرٍبِقٰدِرٍ(He) Able
عَلَىٰٓعَلٰٓي[over]
أَناَنْto
يُحۡـِۧيَيُّحْيِۦَgive life
ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰالْمَوْتٰى(to) the dead
40
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
36 Does man think that he will be left neglected? 37 Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted? 38 Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allāh] created [his form] and proportioned [him] 39 And made of him two mates, the male and the female. 40 Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?