Al-Qiyaama

La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati

Lā 'Uqsimu Biyawmi Al-Qiyāmahi

Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection

Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati

Wa Lā 'Uqsimu Bin-Nafsi Al-Lawwāmahi

Nay! I swear by the self-accusing soul

Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu

Ayaĥsabu Al-'Insānu 'Allan Najma`a `Ižāmahu

Does man think that We shall not gather his bones

Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu

Balá Qādirīna `Alá 'An Nusawwiya Banānahu

Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips

Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu

Bal Yurīdu Al-'Insānu Liyafjura 'Amāmahu

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

Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati

Yas'alu 'Ayyāna Yawmu Al-Qiyāmahi

He asks: When is the day of resurrection

Faitha bariqa albasaru

Fa'idhā Bariqa Al-Başaru

So when the sight becomes dazed

Wakhasafa alqamaru

Wa Khasafa Al-Qamaru

And the moon becomes dark

WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru

Wa Jumi`a Ash-Shamsu Wa Al-Qamaru

And the sun and the moon are brought together

Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru

Yaqūlu Al-'Insānu Yawma'idhin 'Ayna Al-Mafarru

Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to

Kalla la wazara

Kallā Lā Wazara

By no means! there shall be no place of refuge

Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru

Ilá Rabbika Yawma'idhin Al-Mustaqarru

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

Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara

Yunabba'u Al-'Insānu Yawma'idhin Bimā Qaddama Wa 'Akhkhara

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

Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun

Bali Al-'Insānu `Alá Nafsihi Başīrahun

Nay! man is evidence against himself

Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu

Wa Law 'Alqá Ma`ādhīrahu

Though he puts forth his excuses

La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi

Lā Tuĥarrik Bihi Lisānaka Lita`jala Bihi

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

Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu

Inna `Alaynā Jam`ahu Wa Qur'ānahu

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

Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu

Fa'idhā Qara'nāhu Fa Attabi` Qur'ānahu

Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation

Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu

Thumma 'Inna `Alaynā Bayānahu

Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it

Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata

Kallā Bal Tuĥibbūna Al-`Ājilaha

Nay! But you love the present life

Watatharoona alakhirata

Wa Tadharūna Al-'Ākhiraha

And neglect the hereafter

Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun

Wujūhun Yawma'idhin Nāđirahun

(Some) faces on that day shall be bright

Ila rabbiha nathiratun

Ilá Rabbihā Nāžirahun

Looking to their Lord

Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun

Wa Wujūhun Yawma'idhin Bāsirahun

And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy

Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun

Tažunnu 'An Yuf`ala Bihā Fāqirahun

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

Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya

Kallā 'Idhā Balaghati At-Tarāqī

Nay! When it comes up to the throat

Waqeela man raqin

Wa Qīla Man Rāqin

And it is said: Who will be a magician

Wathanna annahu alfiraqu

Wa Žanna 'Annahu Al-Firāqu

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

Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi

Wa At-Taffati As-Sāqu Bis-Sāqi

And affliction is combined with affliction

Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu

Ilá Rabbika Yawma'idhin Al-Masāqu

To your Lord on that day shall be the driving

Fala saddaqa wala salla

Falā Şaddaqa Wa Lā Şallá

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

Walakin kaththaba watawalla

Wa Lakin Kadhaba Wa Tawallá

But called the truth a lie and turned back

Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta

Thumma Dhahaba 'Ilá 'Ahlihi Yatamaţţá

Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness

Awla laka faawla

Awlá Laka Fa'awlá

Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer

Thumma awla laka faawla

Thumma 'Awlá Laka Fa'awlá

Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer

Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan

Ayaĥsabu Al-'Insānu 'An Yutraka Sudáan

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

Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna

Alam Yaku Nuţfatan Min Manīyin Yumná

Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements

Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa

Thumma Kāna `Alaqatan Fakhalaqa Fasawwá

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

FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha

Faja`ala Minhu Az-Zawjayni Adh-Dhakara Wa Al-'Unthá

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

Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta

Alaysa Dhālika Biqādirin `Alá 'An Yuĥyiya Al-Mawtá

Is not He able to give life to the dead