Resurrection
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Mercifulلا أُقسِمُ بِيَومِ القِيٰمَةِ
I swear by the Day of Resurrection.1
Subject indexSwear › God's
وَلا أُقسِمُ بِالنَّفسِ اللَّوّامَةِ
And I swear by the blaming soul.3
Subject indexBlameSouls › blamingSwear › God's
أَيَحسَبُ الإِنسٰنُ أَلَّن نَجمَعَ عِظامَهُ
Does the human being think that we will not reconstruct his bones?3
Subject indexBonesHumans › disbelief in HereafterPairs
بَلىٰ قٰدِرينَ عَلىٰ أَن نُسَوِّىَ بَنانَهُ
Yes indeed; we are able to reconstruct his finger tip.3
Subject indexFingerprintsFingersScientific miracles
بَل يُريدُ الإِنسٰنُ لِيَفجُرَ أَمامَهُ
But the human being tends to believe only what he sees in front of him.2
Subject indexHumans › believes only what seesHumans › faults
يَسـَٔلُ أَيّانَ يَومُ القِيٰمَةِ
He doubts the Day of Resurrection!فَإِذا بَرِقَ البَصَرُ
Once the vision is sharpened.2
Subject indexSharpenedVision › sight
وَجُمِعَ الشَّمسُ وَالقَمَرُ
And the sun and the moon crash into one another.1
Subject indexMoon
يَقولُ الإِنسٰنُ يَومَئِذٍ أَينَ المَفَرُّ
The human being will say on that day, "Where is the escape?"1
Subject indexEscape, none from God
كَلّا لا وَزَرَ
Absolutely, there is no escape.1
Subject indexEscape, none from God
إِلىٰ رَبِّكَ يَومَئِذٍ المُستَقَرُّ
To your Lord, on that day, is the final destiny.2
Subject indexDestiny › to God is ultimateRefuge › none from God
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ الإِنسٰنُ يَومَئِذٍ بِما قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
The human being will be informed, on that day, of everything he did to advance himself, and everything he did to regress himself.3
Subject indexAdvanceInform, God willRegressing
بَلِ الإِنسٰنُ عَلىٰ نَفسِهِ بَصيرَةٌ
The human being will be his own judge.3
Subject indexJudgesJudging › by humansJudging › in hereafter
وَلَو أَلقىٰ مَعاذيرَهُ
No excuses will be accepted.1
Subject indexExcuses
Muhammad Forbidden from Explaining the Quran
لا تُحَرِّك بِهِ لِسانَكَ لِتَعجَلَ بِهِ
Do not move your tongue to hasten it.إِنَّ عَلَينا جَمعَهُ وَقُرءانَهُ
It is we who will collect it into Quran.2
Subject indexQuran › only sourceQuran › revelation of:
فَإِذا قَرَأنٰهُ فَاتَّبِع قُرءانَهُ
Once we recite it, you shall follow such a Quran.ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَينا بَيانَهُ
Then it is we who will explain it.كَلّا بَل تُحِبّونَ العاجِلَةَ
Indeed, you love this fleeting life.3
Subject indexLife › priority toLove › of lifeLove › of materials
وَتَذَرونَ الءاخِرَةَ
While disregarding the Hereafter.2
Subject indexDisregard › HereafterIgnoring
وُجوهٌ يَومَئِذٍ ناضِرَةٌ
Some faces, on that day, will be happy.2
Subject indexFaces › happyHappiness
إِلىٰ رَبِّها ناظِرَةٌ
Looking at their Lord.وَوُجوهٌ يَومَئِذٍ باسِرَةٌ
Other faces will be, on that day, miserable.2
Subject indexFaces › miserableMiserable
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفعَلَ بِها فاقِرَةٌ
Expecting the worst.كَلّا إِذا بَلَغَتِ التَّراقِىَ
Indeed, when (the soul) reaches the throat.وَقيلَ مَن ۜ راقٍ
And it is ordered: "Let go!"1
Subject indexDeath › time of described
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ الفِراقُ
He knows it is the end.1
Subject indexDeath › time of described
وَالتَفَّتِ السّاقُ بِالسّاقِ
Each leg will lay motionless next to the other leg.2
Subject indexDeath › time of describedLegs
إِلىٰ رَبِّكَ يَومَئِذٍ المَساقُ
To your Lord, on that day, is the summoning.2
Subject indexDeath › time of describedSummoning
فَلا صَدَّقَ وَلا صَلّىٰ
For he observed neither the charity, nor the contact prayers (Salat).وَلٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّىٰ
But he disbelieved and turned away.2
Subject indexDisbelievers › describedTurn › away
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلىٰ أَهلِهِ يَتَمَطّىٰ
With his family, he acted arrogantly.2
Subject indexArroganceDisbelievers › described
أَولىٰ لَكَ فَأَولىٰ
You have deserved this.2
Subject indexDeservingDisbelievers › described
ثُمَّ أَولىٰ لَكَ فَأَولىٰ
Indeed, you have deserved this.2
Subject indexDeservingDisbelievers › described
أَيَحسَبُ الإِنسٰنُ أَن يُترَكَ سُدًى
Does the human being think that he will go to nothing?2
Subject indexHumans › disbelief in HereafterUnaccountable
أَلَم يَكُ نُطفَةً مِن مَنِىٍّ يُمنىٰ
Was he not a drop of ejected semen?2
Subject indexDrop, creation fromSemen
ثُمَّ كانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوّىٰ
Then He created an embryo out of it!2
Subject indexCreation › of individualsEmbryos
فَجَعَلَ مِنهُ الزَّوجَينِ الذَّكَرَ وَالأُنثىٰ
He made it into male or female!2
Subject indexFemales (see also Women) › creationMales
أَلَيسَ ذٰلِكَ بِقٰدِرٍ عَلىٰ أَن يُحۦِىَ المَوتىٰ
Is He then unable to revive the dead?2
Subject indexDeath › resurrectionResurrected