Al-Qiyāmah
The Resurrection
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القيامة
لَآ Nay lā I swear uq'simu by (the) Day biyawmi (of) the Resurrection l-qiyāmati
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
وَلَآ And nay walā I swear uq'simu by the soul bil-nafsi self-accusing l-lawāmati
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
أَيَحْسَبُ Does think ayaḥsabu [the] man l-insānu that not allan We will assemble najmaʿa his bones ʿiẓāmahu
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
بَلَىٰ Nay balā (We are) Able qādirīna on ʿalā that an We can restore nusawwiya his fingertips banānahu
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
بَلْ Nay bal Desires yurīdu [the] man l-insānu to give (the) lie liyafjura (to) what is before him amāmahu
But man desires to continue in sin.
يَسْـَٔلُ He asks yasalu When ayyāna (is the) Day yawmu (of) the Resurrection l-qiyāmati
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
فَإِذَا So when fa-idhā is dazzled bariqa the vision l-baṣaru
So when vision is dazzled.
وَجُمِعَ And are joined wajumiʿa the sun l-shamsu and the moon wal-qamaru
And the sun and the moon are joined,
يَقُولُ Will say yaqūlu [the] man l-insānu that Day yawma-idhin Where ayna (is) the escape l-mafaru
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
إِلَىٰ To ilā your Lord rabbika that Day yawma-idhin (is) the place of rest l-mus'taqaru
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ Will be informed yunabba-u [the] man l-insānu that Day yawma-idhin of what bimā he sent forth qaddama and kept back wa-akhara
Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
بَلِ Nay bali [The] man l-insānu against ʿalā himself nafsihi (will be) a witness baṣīratun
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
وَلَوْ Even if walaw he presents alqā his excuses maʿādhīrahu
Even if he presents his excuses.