{بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ}
1. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
{وَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ}
2. And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
{أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنْسَانُ أَلَّنْ نَجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُ}
3. Does man (a disbeliever) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
{بَلَىٰ قَادِرِينَ عَلَىٰ أَنْ نُسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُ}
4. Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.[1]
{بَلْ يُرِيدُ الْإِنْسَانُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُ}
5. Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
{وَجُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ}
9. And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).[2]
{يَقُولُ الْإِنْسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ الْمَفَرُّ}
10. On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
{إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُسْتَقَرُّ}
12. Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
{يُنَبَّأُ الْإِنْسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ}
13. On that Day man will be informed of what he sent forward (of his evil good deeds), and what he left behind (of his good or evil traditions).
{بَلِ الْإِنْسَانُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ}
14. Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
{لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ}
16. Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur’ân, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
{إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ}
17. It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the ability to recite it (the Qur’ân).
{فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَاهُ فَاتَّبِعْ قُرْآنَهُ}
18. And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم through Jibrîl (Gabriel)], then follow its (the Qur’an’s) recital.
{كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ}
20. Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but you (men) love the present life of this world,
{وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَاسِرَةٌ}
24. And some faces, that Day, will be Bâsirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
{كَلَّا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِيَ}
26. Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
{وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ الْفِرَاقُ}
28. And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
{فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ}
31. So he (the disbeliever) neither believed (in this Qur’ân and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
{وَلَٰكِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ}
32. But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur’ân and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
{ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ يَتَمَطَّىٰ}
33. Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
{ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ}
35. Again, woe to you [O man (disbeliever)]! And then (again) woe to you!
{أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنْسَانُ أَنْ يُتْرَكَ سُدًى}
36. Does man think that he will be left neglected (without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord Allâh on him)?
{أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِنْ مَنِيٍّ يُمْنَىٰ}
37. Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
{ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ}
38. Then he became an ‘Alaqah (a clot); then (Allâh) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.[2]
{فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَىٰ}
39. And made of him two sexes, male and female.
{أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَنْ يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتَىٰ}
40. Is not He (Allâh Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).