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يَوْمَ يَجْمَعُكُمْ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْجَمْعِ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلتَّغَابُنِ ۗ وَمَن يُؤْمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ وَيَعْمَلْ صَـٰلِحًا يُكَفِّرْ عَنْهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِۦ وَيُدْخِلْهُ جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

When He gathers you for the Day of Gathering, the Day of mutual neglect, He will cancel the sins of those who believed in Him and acted righteously: He will admit them into Gardens graced with flowing streams, there to remain for ever- the supreme triumph.

فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ فَارِقُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَأَشْهِدُوا۟ ذَوَىْ عَدْلٍ مِّنكُمْ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلشَّهَـٰدَةَ لِلَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ يُوعَظُ بِهِۦ مَن كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۚ وَمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ مَخْرَجًا

When they have completed their appointed term, either keep them honourably, or part with them honourably. Call two just witnesses from your people and establish witness for the sake of God. Anyone who believes in God and the Last Day should heed this: God will find a way out for those who are mindful of Him,

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ ۖ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

‘You who disbelieve, make no excuses today: you are only being repaid for what you used to do.’

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوْبَةً نَّصُوحًا عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُكَفِّرَ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَيُدْخِلَكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ يَوْمَ لَا يُخْزِى ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّبِىَّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ ۖ نُورُهُمْ يَسْعَىٰ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَبِأَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Believers, turn to God in sincere repentance. Your Lord may well cancel your bad deeds for you and admit you into Gardens graced with flowing streams, on a Day when God will not disgrace the Prophet or those who have believed with him. With their lights streaming out ahead of them and to their right, they will say, ‘Lord, perfect our lights for us and forgive us: You have power over everything.’

أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ

‘Make sure no poor person enters the garden today!’––

أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَـٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ

Have you received from Us solemn oaths, binding to the Day of Resurrection, that you will get whatever you yourselves decide?

يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

On the Day when matters become dire, they will be invited to prostrate themselves but will be prevented from doing so,

سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ

that God let loose against them for seven consecutive nights, eight consecutive days, so that you could have seen its people lying dead like hollow palm-trunks.

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ

on that Day the Great Event will come to pass.

وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ

The sky will be torn apart on that Day, it will be so frail.

وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌ

The angels will be on all sides of it and, on that Day, eight of them will bear the throne of your Lord above them.

يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ

On that Day you will be brought to judgement and none of your secrets will remain hidden.

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ

It will be said, ‘Eat and drink to your heart’s content as a reward for what you have done in days gone by.’

فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَـٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ

so today he has no real friend here,

تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ

by which the angels and the Spirit ascend to Him, on a Day whose length is fifty thousand years.

يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ

On a Day when the heavens will be like molten brass

يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ

even when they are within sight of one another. The guilty person will wish he could save himself from the suffering of that Day by sacrificing his sons,

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

who believe in the Day of Judgement

فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَـٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ

So leave them to wallow in idle talk, until they come face to face with their promised Day,

يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ

the Day they will rush out of their graves as if rallying to a flag,

خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ

eyes downcast and covered in shame: that is the Day of which they were warned.

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا

on the Day when the earth and the mountains will shake. The mountains will become a heap of loose sand.

فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَ شِيبًا

So if you disbelieve, how can you guard yourselves against a Day that will turn children’s hair grey,

فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ

that will be a Day of anguish for the disbelievers.

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

we denied the Day of Judgement

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ

By the Day of Resurrection

يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ

he says, ‘So, when will this Day of Resurrection be?’

يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ

on that Day man will say, ‘Where can I escape?’

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ

they will all return to your Lord on that Day.

يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ

On that Day, man will be told what he put first and what he put last.

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ

On that Day there will be radiant faces,

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ

and on that Day there will be the sad and despairing faces

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ

on that day he will be driven towards your Lord.

يُوفُونَ بِٱلنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُۥ مُسْتَطِيرًا

They fulfil their vows; they fear a day of widespread woes;

إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا

We fear the Day of our Lord––a woefully grim Day.’

فَوَقَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ وَلَقَّىٰهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَسُرُورًا

So God will save them from the woes of that Day, give them radiance and gladness,

إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ يُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَآءَهُمْ يَوْمًا ثَقِيلًا

These people love the fleeting life. They put aside [all thoughts of] a Heavy Day.

لِأَىِّ يَوْمٍ أُجِّلَتْ

for what Day has all this been set?

لِيَوْمِ ٱلْفَصْلِ

The Day of Decision.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ

What will explain to you what the Day of Decision is?

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth!

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth!

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth!

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth!

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth!

هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ

On that Day they will be speechless,

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth!

هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ۖ جَمَعْنَـٰكُمْ وَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

[They will be told], ‘This is the Day of Decision: We have gathered you and earlier generations.

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth!

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, on that Day, to those who denied the truth!