1
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
Sahih International
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
The Clear Quran
I do swear by the Day of Judgment!
Surah 75
Layered Translations
القيامة
Al-Qiyamah | The Resurrection | 40 verses
Sahih International The Clear Quran
2
وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ
Sahih International
And I swear by the reproaching soul1 [to the certainty of resurrection].
The Clear Quran
And I do swear by the self-reproaching soul!
3
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
Sahih International
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
The Clear Quran
Do people think We cannot reassemble their bones?
4
بَلَىٰ قَـٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ
Sahih International
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
The Clear Quran
Yes ˹indeed˺! We are ˹most˺ capable of restoring ˹even˺ their very fingertips.1
5
بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ
Sahih International
But man desires to continue in sin.1
The Clear Quran
Still people want to deny what is yet to come,
6
يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
Sahih International
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
The Clear Quran
asking ˹mockingly˺, “When is this Day of Judgment?”
7
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ
Sahih International
So when vision is dazzled.
The Clear Quran
But when the sight is stunned,
8
وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ
Sahih International
And the moon darkens.
The Clear Quran
and the moon is dimmed,
9
وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ
Sahih International
And the sun and the moon are joined,
The Clear Quran
and the sun and the moon are brought together,1
10
يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ
Sahih International
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
The Clear Quran
on that Day one will cry, “Where is the escape?”
11
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
Sahih International
No! There is no refuge.
The Clear Quran
But no! There will be no refuge.
12
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ
Sahih International
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
The Clear Quran
On that Day all will end up before your Lord.
13
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
Sahih International
Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead1 and kept back.2
The Clear Quran
All will then be informed of what they have sent forth and left behind.
14
بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ
Sahih International
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,1
The Clear Quran
In fact, people will testify against their own souls,1
15
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ
Sahih International
Even if he presents his excuses.
The Clear Quran
despite the excuses they come up with.
16
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ
Sahih International
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muḥammad], to hasten with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān].
The Clear Quran
Do not rush your tongue trying to memorize ˹a revelation of˺ the Quran.
17
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ
Sahih International
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
The Clear Quran
It is certainly upon Us to ˹make you˺ memorize and recite it.
18
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَـٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ
Sahih International
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
The Clear Quran
So once We have recited a revelation ˹through Gabriel˺, follow its recitation ˹closely˺.
19
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ
Sahih International
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
The Clear Quran
Then it is surely upon Us to make it clear ˹to you˺.
20
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ
Sahih International
No! But you [i.e., mankind] love the immediate
The Clear Quran
But no! In fact, you love this fleeting world,
21
وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ
Sahih International
And leave [i.e., neglect] the Hereafter.
The Clear Quran
and neglect the Hereafter.
22
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ
Sahih International
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
The Clear Quran
On that Day ˹some˺ faces will be bright,
23
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ
Sahih International
Looking at their Lord.1
The Clear Quran
looking at their Lord.
24
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ
Sahih International
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
The Clear Quran
And ˹other˺ faces will be gloomy,
25
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ
Sahih International
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
The Clear Quran
anticipating something devastating to befall them.
26
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ
Sahih International
No! When it [i.e., the soul] has reached the collar bones1
The Clear Quran
But no! ˹Beware of the day˺ when the soul reaches the collar bone ˹as it leaves˺,
27
وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ
Sahih International
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
The Clear Quran
and it will be said, “Is there any healer ˹who can save this life˺?”
28
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ
Sahih International
And he [i.e., the dying one] is certain that it is the [time of] separation
The Clear Quran
And the dying person realizes it is ˹their˺ time to depart,
29
وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ
Sahih International
And the leg is wound about the leg,1
The Clear Quran
and ˹then˺ their feet are tied together ˹in a shroud˺.
30
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ
Sahih International
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.1
The Clear Quran
On that day they will be driven to your Lord ˹alone˺.
31
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
Sahih International
And he [i.e., the disbeliever] had not believed, nor had he prayed.
The Clear Quran
This denier neither believed nor prayed,
32
وَلَـٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Sahih International
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
The Clear Quran
but persisted in denial and turned away,
33
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ
Sahih International
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
The Clear Quran
then went to their own people, walking boastfully.
34
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Sahih International
Woe to you, and woe!
The Clear Quran
Woe to you, and more woe!
35
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ
Sahih International
Then woe to you, and woe!
The Clear Quran
Again, woe to you, and even more woe!
36
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى
Sahih International
Does man think that he will be left neglected?1
The Clear Quran
Do people think they will be left without purpose?
37
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ
Sahih International
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
The Clear Quran
Were they not ˹once˺ a sperm-drop emitted?
38
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Sahih International
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allāh] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
The Clear Quran
Then they became a clinging clot,1 then He developed and perfected their form,
39
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Sahih International
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
The Clear Quran
producing from it both sexes, male and female.
40
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ
Sahih International
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
The Clear Quran
Is such ˹a Creator˺ unable to bring the dead back to life?