بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ لَاۤ أُقۡسِمُ بِیَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ

No! I swear by the Day of Resurrection.

وَلَاۤ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلنَّفۡسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ

No! I swear by the reproachful soul.

أَیَحۡسَبُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجۡمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ

What, does man reckon We shall not gather his bones?

بَلَىٰ قَـٰدِرِینَ عَلَىٰۤ أَن نُّسَوِّیَ بَنَانَهُۥ

Yes indeed; We are able to shape again his fingers.

بَلۡ یُرِیدُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ لِیَفۡجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ

Nay, but man desires to continue on as a libertine,

یَسۡـَٔلُ أَیَّانَ یَوۡمُ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ

asking, 'When shall be the Day of Resurrection?'

فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ

But when the sight is dazed

وَخَسَفَ ٱلۡقَمَرُ

and the moon is eclipsed,

وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ

and the sun and moon are brought together,

یَقُولُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ یَوۡمَىِٕذٍ أَیۡنَ ٱلۡمَفَرُّ

upon that day man shall say, 'Whither to flee?'

كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ

No indeed; not a refuge!

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ یَوۡمَىِٕذٍ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقَرُّ

Upon that day the recourse shall be to thy Lord.

یُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ یَوۡمَىِٕذِۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ

Upon that day man shall be told his former deeds and his latter;

بَلِ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفۡسِهِۦ بَصِیرَةࣱ

nay, man shall be a clear proof against himself,

وَلَوۡ أَلۡقَىٰ مَعَاذِیرَهُۥ

even though he offer his excuses.

لَا تُحَرِّكۡ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعۡجَلَ بِهِۦۤ

Move not thy tongue with it to hasten it;

إِنَّ عَلَیۡنَا جَمۡعَهُۥ وَقُرۡءَانَهُۥ

Ours it is to gather it, and to recite it.

فَإِذَا قَرَأۡنَـٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعۡ قُرۡءَانَهُۥ

So, when We recite it, follow thou its recitation.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَیۡنَا بَیَانَهُۥ

Then Ours it is to explain it.

كَلَّا بَلۡ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡعَاجِلَةَ

No indeed; but you love the hasty world,

وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلۡـَٔاخِرَةَ

and leave be the Hereafter.

وُجُوهࣱ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ نَّاضِرَةٌ

Upon that day faces shall be radiant,

إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةࣱ

gazing upon their Lord;

وَوُجُوهࣱ یَوۡمَىِٕذِۭ بَاسِرَةࣱ

and upon that day faces shall be scowling,

تَظُنُّ أَن یُفۡعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةࣱ

thou mightest think the Calamity has been wreaked on them.

كَلَّاۤ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِیَ

No indeed; when it reaches the clavicles

وَقِیلَ مَنۡۜ رَاقࣲ

and it is said, 'Who is an enchanter?'

وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلۡفِرَاقُ

and he thinks that it is the parting

وَٱلۡتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ

and leg is intertwined with leg,

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ یَوۡمَىِٕذٍ ٱلۡمَسَاقُ

upon that day unto thy Lord shall be the driving.

فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ

For he confirmed it not, and did not pray,

وَلَـٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

but he cried it lies, and he turned away,

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰۤ أَهۡلِهِۦ یَتَمَطَّىٰۤ

then he went to his household arrogantly.

أَوۡلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوۡلَىٰ

Nearer to thee and nearer

ثُمَّ أَوۡلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوۡلَىٰۤ

then nearer to thee and nearer!

أَیَحۡسَبُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ أَن یُتۡرَكَ سُدًى

What, does man reckon he shall be left to roam at will?

أَلَمۡ یَكُ نُطۡفَةࣰ مِّن مَّنِیࣲّ یُمۡنَىٰ

Was he not a sperm-drop spilled?

ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةࣰ فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Then he was a blood-clot, and He created and formed,

فَجَعَلَ مِنۡهُ ٱلزَّوۡجَیۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰۤ

and He made of him two kinds, male and female.

أَلَیۡسَ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰۤ أَن یُحۡـِۧیَ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ

What, is He not able to quicken the dead?