Al-Qiyamah

Basmala, before verse 1: بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. Verse 1:

   لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ1

   I swear by the Day of Resurrection

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2. Verse 2:

   وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ2

   And I swear by the reproaching soul^{note 1800} [to the certainty of resurrection].

   Notes, Verse 2

   [1800] i.e., that of the believer, which blames him when he falls into sin or error.

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3. Verse 3:

   أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ3

   Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?

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4. Verse 4:

   بَلَىٰ قَـٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ4

   Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.

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5. Verse 5:

   بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ5

   But man desires to continue in sin.^{note 1801}

   Notes, Verse 5

   [1801] Literally, "to sin ahead of him." This refers to the disbeliever, who denies the Day of Account.

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6. Verse 6:

   يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ6

   He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

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7. Verse 7:

   فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ7

   So when vision is dazzled

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8. Verse 8:

   وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ8

   And the moon darkens

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9. Verse 9:

   وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ9

   And the sun and the moon are joined,

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10. Verse 10:

    يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ10

    Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"

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11. Verse 11:

    كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ11

    No! There is no refuge.

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12. Verse 12:

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ12

    To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.

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13. Verse 13:

    يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ13

    Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead^{note 1802} and kept back.^{note 1803}

    Notes, Verse 13

    [1802] i.e., his deeds, which await him in the Hereafter.

    [1803] i.e., that which he did not do or which he delayed.

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14. Verse 14:

    بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ14

    Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,^{note 1804}

    Notes, Verse 14

    [1804] As described in 36:65 and 41:20-23.

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15. Verse 15:

    وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ15

    Even if he presents his excuses.

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16. Verse 16:

    لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ16

    Move not your tongue with it, [O Muḥammad], to hasten with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān].

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17. Verse 17:

    إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ17

    Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.

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18. Verse 18:

    فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَـٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ18

    So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.

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19. Verse 19:

    ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ19

    Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].

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    Verse 20:

    كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ20

    No! But you [i.e., mankind] love the immediate

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21. Verse 21:

    وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ21

    And leave [i.e., neglect] the Hereafter.

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22. Verse 22:

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ22

    [Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,

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23. Verse 23:

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ23

    Looking at their Lord.^{note 1805}

    Notes, Verse 23

    [1805] The people of Paradise will actually see their Creator in the Hereafter.

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24. Verse 24:

    وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ24

    And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,

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25. Verse 25:

    تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ25

    Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.

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26. Verse 26:

    كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ26

    No! When it [i.e., the soul] has reached the collar bones^{note 1806}

    Notes, Verse 26

    [1806] At the time it is about to leave the body when one is on the verge of death.

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27. Verse 27:

    وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ27

    And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"

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28. Verse 28:

    وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ28

    And he [i.e., the dying one] is certain that it is the [time of] separation

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29. Verse 29:

    وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ29

    And the leg is wound about the leg,^{note 1807}

    Notes, Verse 29

    [1807] From the difficulties the person faces at death or his sudden awareness of the realities of both this world and the Hereafter. It may also refer to his shrouding after death.

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30. Verse 30:

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ30

    To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.^{note 1808}

    Notes, Verse 30

    [1808] Literally, "driving" or "herding" or "the place to which one is driven."

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31. Verse 31:

    فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ31

    And he [i.e., the disbeliever] had not believed, nor had he prayed.

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32. Verse 32:

    وَلَـٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ32

    But [instead], he denied and turned away.

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33. Verse 33:

    ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ33

    And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].

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34. Verse 34:

    أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ34

    Woe to you, and woe!

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35. Verse 35:

    ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ35

    Then woe to you, and woe!

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36. Verse 36:

    أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى36

    Does man think that he will be left neglected?^{note 1809}

    Notes, Verse 36

    [1809] i.e., to no end, without responsibility, or without being returned to the Creator for judgement.

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37. Verse 37:

    أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ37

    Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?

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38. Verse 38:

    ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ38

    Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allāh] created [his form] and proportioned [him]

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39. Verse 39:

    فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ39

    And made of him two mates, the male and the female.

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40. Verse 40:

    أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ40

    Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?

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