75. Al-Qiyaama سُورَةُ القِيَامَةِ
Yusuf AliI do call to witness the Resurrection Day
Saheeh InternationalI swear by the Day of Resurrection
Yusuf AliAnd I do call to witness the self-reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil)
Saheeh InternationalAnd I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection]
Yusuf AliDoes man think that We cannot assemble his bones
Saheeh InternationalDoes man think that We will not assemble his bones
Yusuf AliNay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers
Saheeh InternationalYes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips
Yusuf AliBut man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him
Saheeh InternationalBut man desires to continue in sin
Yusuf AliHe questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection
Saheeh InternationalHe asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection
Yusuf AliAt length, when the sight is dazed
Saheeh InternationalSo when vision is dazzled
Yusuf AliAnd the moon is buried in darkness
Saheeh InternationalAnd the moon darkens
Yusuf AliAnd the sun and moon are joined together
Saheeh InternationalAnd the sun and the moon are joined
Yusuf AliThat Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge
Saheeh InternationalMan will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape
Yusuf AliBy no means! No place of safety
Saheeh InternationalNo! There is no refuge
Yusuf AliBefore thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest
Saheeh InternationalTo your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence
Yusuf AliThat Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back
Saheeh InternationalMan will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back
Yusuf AliNay, man will be evidence against himself
Saheeh InternationalRather, man, against himself, will be a witness
Yusuf AliEven though he were to put up his excuses
Saheeh InternationalEven if he presents his excuses
Yusuf AliMove not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith
Saheeh InternationalMove not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an
Yusuf AliIt is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it
Saheeh InternationalIndeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation
Yusuf AliBut when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated)
Saheeh InternationalSo when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation
Yusuf AliNay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear)
Saheeh InternationalThen upon Us is its clarification [to you]
Yusuf AliNay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life
Saheeh InternationalNo! But you love the immediate
Yusuf AliAnd leave alone the Hereafter
Saheeh InternationalAnd leave the Hereafter
Yusuf AliSome faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty)
Saheeh International[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant
Yusuf AliLooking towards their Lord
Saheeh InternationalLooking at their Lord
Yusuf AliAnd some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal
Saheeh InternationalAnd [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted
Yusuf AliIn the thought that some back-breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them
Saheeh InternationalExpecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking
Yusuf AliYea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar-bone (in its exit)
Saheeh InternationalNo! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Yusuf AliAnd there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)
Saheeh InternationalAnd it is said, "Who will cure [him]
Yusuf AliAnd he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting
Saheeh InternationalAnd the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
Yusuf AliAnd one leg will be joined with another
Saheeh InternationalAnd the leg is wound about the leg
Yusuf AliThat Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord
Saheeh InternationalTo your Lord, that Day, will be the procession
Yusuf AliSo he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray
Saheeh InternationalAnd the disbeliever had not believed, nor had he prayed
Yusuf AliBut on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away
Saheeh InternationalBut [instead], he denied and turned away
Yusuf AliThen did he stalk to his family in full conceit
Saheeh InternationalAnd then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride]
Yusuf AliWoe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe
Saheeh InternationalWoe to you, and woe
Yusuf AliAgain, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe
Saheeh InternationalThen woe to you, and woe
Yusuf AliDoes man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)
Saheeh InternationalDoes man think that he will be left neglected
Yusuf AliWas he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)
Saheeh InternationalHad he not been a sperm from semen emitted
Yusuf AliThen did he become a leech-like clot; then did (God) make and fashion (him) in due proportion
Saheeh InternationalThen he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Yusuf AliAnd of him He made two sexes, male and female
Saheeh InternationalAnd made of him two mates, the male and the female
Yusuf AliHas not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead
Saheeh InternationalIs not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead