English translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Marmaduke Pickthall
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Surah 75 القيامة
40 Verses
Meccan
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
لَا أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ Verse 1
Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
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وَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ Verse 2
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
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أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُ Verse 3
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones?
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بَلَىٰ قَادِرِينَ عَلَىٰ أَن نُّسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُ Verse 4
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
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بَلْ يُرِيدُ الْإِنسَانُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُ Verse 5
But man would fain deny what is before him.
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يَسْأَلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ Verse 6
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection?
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فَإِذَا بَرِقَ الْبَصَرُ Verse 7
But when sight is confounded
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وَخَسَفَ الْقَمَرُ Verse 8
And the moon is eclipsed
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وَجُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ Verse 9
And sun and moon are united,
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يَقُولُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ الْمَفَرُّ Verse 10
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
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كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ Verse 11
Alas! No refuge!
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إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُسْتَقَرُّ Verse 12
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
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يُنَبَّأُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ Verse 13
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
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بَلِ الْإِنسَانُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ Verse 14
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
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وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُ Verse 15
Although he tender his excuses.
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لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ Verse 16
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
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إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ Verse 17
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
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فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَاهُ فَاتَّبِعْ قُرْآنَهُ Verse 18
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
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ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُ Verse 19
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
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كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ Verse 20
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
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وَتَذَرُونَ الْآخِرَةَ Verse 21
And neglect the Hereafter.
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وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ Verse 22
That day will faces be resplendent,
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إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ Verse 23
Looking toward their Lord;
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وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَاسِرَةٌ Verse 24
And that day will other faces be despondent,
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تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ Verse 25
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
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كَلَّا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِيَ Verse 26
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
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وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ Verse 27
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now)?
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وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ الْفِرَاقُ Verse 28
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
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وَالْتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِ Verse 29
And agony is heaped on agony;
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إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمَسَاقُ Verse 30
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
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فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ Verse 31
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
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وَلَـٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ Verse 32
But he denied and flouted.
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ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ يَتَمَطَّىٰ Verse 33
Then went he to his folk with glee.
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أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ Verse 34
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
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ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ Verse 35
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
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أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى Verse 36
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless?
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أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِيٍّ يُمْنَىٰ Verse 37
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth?
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ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ Verse 38
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
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فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ Verse 39
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
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أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتَىٰ Verse 40
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life?
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