بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْفَطَرَتْ
When the heavens are rent asunder,
وَإِذَا الْكَوَاكِبُ انْتَثَرَتْ
the stars are dispersed,
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ
the oceans are merged together,
وَإِذَا الْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ
and the graves are turned inside out,
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ
every soul will see the result of its deeds - those recorded before his death and those which will produce either virtue or evil after his death.
يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنْسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ
Human being, what evil has deceived you about your Gracious Lord,
الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
Who created you proportionately and fashioned you
فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَا شَاءَ رَكَّبَكَ
in whatever composition He wanted.
كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِالدِّينِ
Despite this, you deny the Day of Judgment,
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظِينَ
but you should know that there are angelic guards
كِرَامًا كَاتِبِينَ
watching over you
يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
and these honorable scribes know whatever you do.
إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ
The virtuous ones will live in bliss
وَإِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٍ
and the evil-doers will be in hell
يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ الدِّينِ
which they will enter on the Day of Judgment
وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَائِبِينَ
to burn therein.
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
They will never be able to escape from it. Would that you knew what the Day of Judgment is!
ثُمَّ مَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
Again would that you only knew how terrible it really is!
يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِنَفْسٍ شَيْئًا ۖ وَالْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلَّهِ
On that day, no soul will be of any benefit to any other soul. On that day, all affairs will be in the hands of God.