Surah 75 of 114 · Makki
Surah Al-Qiyaama (The Resurrection)
سُورَةُ القِيَامَةِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
لَآlāNayأُقْسِمُuq'simuI swearبِيَوْمِbiyawmiby (the) Dayٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
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وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ
وَلَآwalāAnd nayأُقْسِمُuq'simuI swearبِٱلنَّفْسِbil-nafsiby the soulٱللَّوَّامَةِl-lawāmatiself-accusing
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection]
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أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
أَيَحْسَبُayaḥsabuDoes thinkٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānu[the] manأَلَّنallanthat notنَّجْمَعَnajmaʿaWe will assembleعِظَامَهُۥʿiẓāmahuhis bones
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones
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بَلَىٰ قَـٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ
بَلَىٰbalāNayقَـٰدِرِينَqādirīna(We are) AbleعَلَىٰٓʿalāonأَنanthatنُّسَوِّىَnusawwiyaWe can restoreبَنَانَهُۥbanānahuhis fingertips
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips
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بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ
بَلْbalNayيُرِيدُyurīduDesiresٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānu[the] manلِيَفْجُرَliyafjurato give (the) lieأَمَامَهُۥamāmahu(to) what is before him
But man desires to continue in sin
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يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
يَسْـَٔلُyasaluHe asksأَيَّانَayyānaWhenيَوْمُyawmu(is the) Dayٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection
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فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ
فَإِذَاfa-idhāSo whenبَرِقَbariqais dazzledٱلْبَصَرُl-baṣaruthe vision
So when vision is dazzled
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وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ
وَخَسَفَwakhasafaAnd becomes darkٱلْقَمَرُl-qamaruthe moon
And the moon darkens
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وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ
وَجُمِعَwajumiʿaAnd are joinedٱلشَّمْسُl-shamsuthe sunوَٱلْقَمَرُwal-qamaruand the moon
And the sun and the moon are joined
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يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ
يَقُولُyaqūluWill sayٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānu[the] manيَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhinthat DayأَيْنَaynaWhereٱلْمَفَرُّl-mafaru(is) the escape
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape
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كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
كَلَّاkallāBy no meansلَاlā(There is) noوَزَرَwazararefuge
No! There is no refuge
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إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ
إِلَىٰilāToرَبِّكَrabbikayour Lordيَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhinthat Dayٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّl-mus'taqaru(is) the place of rest
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence
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يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
يُنَبَّؤُا۟yunabba-uWill be informedٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānu[the] manيَوْمَئِذٍۭyawma-idhinthat Dayبِمَاbimāof whatقَدَّمَqaddamahe sent forthوَأَخَّرَwa-akharaand kept back
Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back
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بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌۭ
بَلِbaliNayٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānu[The] manعَلَىٰʿalāagainstنَفْسِهِۦnafsihihimselfبَصِيرَةٌۭbaṣīratun(will be) a witness
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness
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وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ
وَلَوْwalawEven ifأَلْقَىٰalqāhe presentsمَعَاذِيرَهُۥmaʿādhīrahuhis excuses
Even if he presents his excuses
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لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ
لَاlāNotتُحَرِّكْtuḥarrikmoveبِهِۦbihiwith itلِسَانَكَlisānakayour tongueلِتَعْجَلَlitaʿjalato hastenبِهِۦٓbihiwith it
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an
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إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ
إِنَّinnaIndeedعَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon Usجَمْعَهُۥjamʿahu(is) its collectionوَقُرْءَانَهُۥwaqur'ānahuand its recitation
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation
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فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَـٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ
فَإِذَاfa-idhāAnd whenقَرَأْنَـٰهُqaranāhuWe have recited itفَٱتَّبِعْfa-ittabiʿthen followقُرْءَانَهُۥqur'ānahuits recitation
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation
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ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ
ثُمَّthummaThenإِنَّinnaindeedعَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon Usبَيَانَهُۥbayānahu(is) its explanation
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you]
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كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ
كَلَّاkallāNoبَلْbalButتُحِبُّونَtuḥibbūnayou loveٱلْعَاجِلَةَl-ʿājilatathe immediate
No! But you love the immediate
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وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ
وَتَذَرُونَwatadharūnaAnd leaveٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَl-ākhiratathe Hereafter
And leave the Hereafter
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وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ نَّاضِرَةٌ
وُجُوهٌۭwujūhunFacesيَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Dayنَّاضِرَةٌnāḍiratun(will be) radiant
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant
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إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌۭ
إِلَىٰilāTowardsرَبِّهَاrabbihātheir Lordنَاظِرَةٌۭnāẓiratunlooking
Looking at their Lord
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وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌۭ
وَوُجُوهٌۭwawujūhunAnd facesيَوْمَئِذٍۭyawma-idhinthat Dayبَاسِرَةٌۭbāsiratun(will be) distorted
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted
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تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌۭ
تَظُنُّtaẓunnuThinkingأَنanthatيُفْعَلَyuf'ʿalawill be doneبِهَاbihāto themفَاقِرَةٌۭfāqiratunbackbreaking
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking
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كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ
كَلَّآkallāNoإِذَاidhāWhenبَلَغَتِbalaghatiit reachesٱلتَّرَاقِىَl-tarāqiyathe collar bones
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
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وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍۢ
وَقِيلَwaqīlaAnd it is saidمَنْ ۜmanWhoرَاقٍۢrāqin(will) cure
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]
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وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ
وَظَنَّwaẓannaAnd he is certainأَنَّهُannahuthat itٱلْفِرَاقُl-firāqu(is) the parting
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
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وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ
وَٱلْتَفَّتِwal-tafatiAnd is woundٱلسَّاقُl-sāquthe legبِٱلسَّاقِbil-sāqiabout the leg
And the leg is wound about the leg
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إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ
إِلَىٰilāToرَبِّكَrabbikayour Lordيَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhinthat Dayٱلْمَسَاقُl-masāqu(will be) the driving
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession
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فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
فَلَاfalāAnd notصَدَّقَṣaddaqahe accepted (the) truthوَلَاwalāand notصَلَّىٰṣallāhe prayed
And the disbeliever had not believed, nor had he prayed
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وَلَـٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
وَلَـٰكِنwalākinButكَذَّبَkadhabahe deniedوَتَوَلَّىٰwatawallāand turned away
But [instead], he denied and turned away
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ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ
ثُمَّthummaThenذَهَبَdhahabahe wentإِلَىٰٓilātoأَهْلِهِۦahlihihis familyيَتَمَطَّىٰٓyatamaṭṭāswaggering
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride]
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أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
أَوْلَىٰawlāWoeلَكَlakato youفَأَوْلَىٰfa-awlāand woe
Woe to you, and woe
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ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ
ثُمَّthummaThenأَوْلَىٰawlāwoeلَكَlakato youفَأَوْلَىٰٓfa-awlāand woe
Then woe to you, and woe
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أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى
أَيَحْسَبُayaḥsabuDoes thinkٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānumanأَنanthatيُتْرَكَyut'rakahe will be leftسُدًىsudanneglected
Does man think that he will be left neglected
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أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةًۭ مِّن مَّنِىٍّۢ يُمْنَىٰ
أَلَمْalamWas notيَكُyakuheنُطْفَةًۭnuṭ'fatana semen-dropمِّنminofمَّنِىٍّۢmaniyyinsemenيُمْنَىٰyum'nāemitted
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted
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ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةًۭ فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
ثُمَّthummaThenكَانَkānahe wasعَلَقَةًۭʿalaqatana clinging substanceفَخَلَقَfakhalaqathen He createdفَسَوَّىٰfasawwāand proportioned
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
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فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
فَجَعَلَfajaʿalaThen madeمِنْهُmin'huof himٱلزَّوْجَيْنِl-zawjaynitwo kindsٱلذَّكَرَl-dhakara(the) maleوَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓwal-unthāand the female
And made of him two mates, the male and the female
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أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ
أَلَيْسَalaysaIs notذَٰلِكَdhālika[that]بِقَـٰدِرٍbiqādirin(He) Ableعَلَىٰٓʿalā[over]أَنantoيُحْـِۧىَyuḥ'yiyagive lifeٱلْمَوْتَىٰl-mawtā(to) the dead
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead