Surah 75 - The Resurrection (Al-Qiyamah)

1

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ

I do swear by the Day of Judgment

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2

وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ

And I do swear by the self-reproaching soul

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3

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ

Do people think We cannot reassemble their bones?

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4

بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ

Yes indeed We are most capable of restoring even their very fingertips

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5

بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ

Still people want to deny what is yet to come،

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6

يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ

asking mockingly، "When is this Day of Judgment?"

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7

فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ

But when the sight is stunned،

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8

وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ

and the moon is dimmed،

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9

وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ

and the sun and the moon are brought together،

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10

يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ

on that Day one will cry، "Where is the escape?"

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11

كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ

But no There will be no refuge

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12

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ

On that Day all will end up before your Lord

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13

يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ

All will then be informed of what they have sent forth and left behind

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14

بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌۭ

In fact، people will testify against their own souls،

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15

وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ

despite the excuses they come up with

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16

لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ

Do not rush your tongue trying to memorize a revelation of the Quran

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17

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ

It is certainly upon Us to make you memorize and recite it

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18

فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ

So once We have recited a revelation through Gabriel، follow its recitation closely

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19

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ

Then it is surely upon Us to make it clear to you

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20

كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ

But no In fact، you love this fleeting world،

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21

وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ

and neglect the Hereafter

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22

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ نَّاضِرَةٌ

On that Day some faces will be bright،

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23

إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌۭ

looking at their Lord

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24

وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌۭ

And other faces will be gloomy،

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25

تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌۭ

anticipating something devastating to befall them

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26

كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ

But no Beware of the day when the soul reaches the collar bone as it leaves،

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27

وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍۢ

and it will be said، "Is there any healer who can save this life?"

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28

وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ

And the dying person realizes it is their time to depart،

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29

وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ

and then their feet are tied together in a shroud

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30

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ

On that day they will be driven to your Lord alone

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31

فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ

This denier neither believed nor prayed،

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32

وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

but persisted in denial and turned away،

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33

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ

then went to their own people، walking boastfully

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34

أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ

Woe to you، and more woe

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35

ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ

Again، woe to you، and even more woe

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36

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى

Do people think they will be left without purpose?

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37

أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةًۭ مِّن مَّنِىٍّۢ يُمْنَىٰ

Were they not once a sperm-drop emitted?

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38

ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةًۭ فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Then they became a clinging clot of blood، then He developed and perfected their form،

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39

فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

producing from it both sexes، male and female

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40

أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْۦِىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ

Is such a Creator unable to bring the dead back to life?

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