فَمَا Then not famā will benefit them tanfaʿuhum intercession shafāʿatu (of) the intercessors l-shāfiʿīna
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
فَمَا Then what famā (is) for them lahum (that) from ʿani the Reminder l-tadhkirati they (are) turning away muʿ'riḍīna
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away.
كَأَنَّهُمْ As if they (were) ka-annahum donkeys ḥumurun frightened mus'tanfiratun
As if they were alarmed donkeys.
بَلْ Nay bal Desires yurīdu every kullu person im'ri-in of them min'hum that an he may be given yu'tā pages ṣuḥufan spread out munasharatan
Rather, every person among them desires that he1 would be given scriptures spread about.2
كَلَّا ۖ Nay kallā But bal not lā they fear yakhāfūna the Hereafter l-ākhirata
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
كَلَّآ Nay kallā Indeed, it innahu (is) a Reminder tadhkiratun
No! Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a reminder.
فَمَن So whoever faman wills shāa (may) pay heed to it dhakarahu
Then whoever wills will remember it.
وَمَا And not wamā will pay heed yadhkurūna except illā that an wills yashāa Allah l-lahu He huwa (is) worthy ahlu to be feared l-taqwā and worthy wa-ahlu to forgive l-maghfirati
And they will not remember except that Allāh wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.
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 soul1 [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.1
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 ahead1 and kept back.2
بَلِ Nay bali [The] man l-insānu against ʿalā himself nafsihi (will be) a witness baṣīratun
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,1
وَلَوْ Even if walaw he presents alqā his excuses maʿādhīrahu
Even if he presents his excuses.
لَا Not lā move tuḥarrik with it bihi your tongue lisānaka to hasten litaʿjala with it bihi
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muḥammad], to hasten with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān].
إِنَّ Indeed inna upon Us ʿalaynā (is) its collection jamʿahu and its recitation waqur'ānahu
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
فَإِذَا And when fa-idhā We have recited it qaranāhu then follow fa-ittabiʿ its recitation qur'ānahu
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
ثُمَّ Then thumma indeed inna upon Us ʿalaynā (is) its explanation bayānahu
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].