Surah Al-Qiyamahالقيامة
The Resurrection · 40 verses · Meccan
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لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ﴿١﴾
75:1 I do call to witness The Resurrection Day;
وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ ﴿٢﴾
75:2 And I do call to witness The self-reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ ﴿٣﴾
75:3 Does man think that We Cannot assemble his bones?
بَلَىٰ قَـٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ ﴿٤﴾
75:4 Nay, We are able to put Together in perfect order The very tips of his fingers.
بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ ﴿٥﴾
75:5 But man wishes to do Wrong (even) in the time In front of him.
يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ﴿٦﴾
75:6 He questions: "When Is the Day of Resurrection?"
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ ﴿٧﴾
75:7 At length, when The Sight is dazed,
وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ ﴿٨﴾
75:8 And the moon is Buried in darkness.
وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ ﴿٩﴾
75:9 And the sun and moon Are joined together,—
يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ ﴿١٠﴾
75:10 That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ ﴿١١﴾
75:11 By no means! No place of safety!
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ ﴿١٢﴾
75:12 Before thy Lord (alone), That Day will be The place of rest.
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ ﴿١٣﴾
75:13 That Day will Man Be told (all) that he Put forward, and all That he put back.
بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ ﴿١٤﴾
75:14 Nay, man will be Evidence against himself,
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ ﴿١٥﴾
75:15 Even though he were To put up his excuses.
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ ﴿١٦﴾
75:16 Move not thy tongue Concerning the (Qur-ān) To make haste therewith,
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾
75:17 It is for Us to collect it And to promulgate it:
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَـٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ ﴿١٨﴾
75:18 But when We have Promulgated it, follow thou Its recital (as promulgated):
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ ﴿١٩﴾
75:19 Nay more, it is For us to explain it (And make it clear):
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ ﴿٢٠﴾
75:20 Nay, (ye men!) But ye love The fleeting life,
وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ﴿٢١﴾
75:21 And leave alone The Hereafter.
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ ﴿٢٢﴾
75:22 Some faces, that Day, Will beam (in brightness And beauty);—
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ ﴿٢٣﴾
75:23 Looking towards their Lord;
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ ﴿٢٤﴾
75:24 And some faces, that Day, Will be sad and dismal,
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ ﴿٢٥﴾
75:25 In the thought that some Back-breaking calamity was about To be inflicted on them;
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ ﴿٢٦﴾
75:26 Yea, when (the soul) Reaches to the collar-bone (In its exit),
وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ ﴿٢٧﴾
75:27 And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (To restore him)?"
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ ﴿٢٨﴾
75:28 And he will conclude That it was (the Time) Of Parting;
وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ ﴿٢٩﴾
75:29 And one leg will be Joined with another:
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ ﴿٣٠﴾
75:30 That Day the Drive Will be (all) to thy Lord!
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ ﴿٣١﴾
75:31 So he gave nothing In charity, nor Did he pray!—
وَلَـٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿٣٢﴾
75:32 But on the contrary, He rejected Truth And turned away!
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ ﴿٣٣﴾
75:33 Then did he stalk To his family In full conceit!
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ ﴿٣٤﴾
75:34 Woe to thee, (O man!, yea, woe!
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ ﴿٣٥﴾
75:35 Again, woe to thee, (O man!), yea, woe!
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى ﴿٣٦﴾
75:36 Does Man think That he will be left Uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ ﴿٣٧﴾
75:37 Was he not a drop Of sperm emitted (In lowly form)?
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ﴿٣٨﴾
75:38 Then did he become A leech-like clot; Then did (God) make And fashion (him) In due proportion.
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿٣٩﴾
75:39 And of him He made Two sexes, male And female.
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ﴿٤٠﴾
75:40 Has not He, (the same), The power to give life To the dead?