Resurrection

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ

I swear by the Day of Resurrection.

وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ

And I swear by the blaming soul.

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ

Does the human being think that we will not reconstruct his bones?

بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ

Yes indeed; we are able to reconstruct his finger tip.

بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ

But the human being tends to believe only what he sees in front of him.

يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ

He doubts the Day of Resurrection!

فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ

Once the vision is sharpened.

وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ

And the moon is eclipsed.

وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ

And the sun and the moon crash into one another.

يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ

The human being will say on that day, "Where is the escape?"

كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ

Absolutely, there is no escape.

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ

To your Lord, on that day, is the final destiny.

يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ

The human being will be informed, on that day, of everything he did to advance himself, and everything he did to regress himself.

بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ

The human being will be his own judge.

وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ

No excuses will be accepted.

لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ

Do not move your tongue to hasten it.

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ

It is we who will collect it into Quran.

فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ

Once we recite it, you shall follow such a Quran.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ

Then it is we who will explain it.

كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ

Indeed, you love this fleeting life.

وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ

While disregarding the Hereafter.

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ

Some faces, on that day, will be happy.

إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ

Looking at their Lord.

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ

Other faces will be, on that day, miserable.

تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ

Expecting the worst.

كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ

Indeed, when (the soul) reaches the throat.

وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ

And it is ordered: "Let go!"

وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ

He knows it is the end.

وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ

Each leg will lay motionless next to the other leg.

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ

To your Lord, on that day, is the summoning.

فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ

For he observed neither the charity, nor the contact prayers (Salat).

وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

But he disbelieved and turned away.

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ

With his family, he acted arrogantly.

أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ

You have deserved this.

ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ

Indeed, you have deserved this.

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى

Does the human being think that he will go to nothing?

أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ

Was he not a drop of ejected semen?

ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Then He created an embryo out of it!

فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

He made it into male or female!

أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْۦِىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ

Is He then unable to revive the dead?