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Surah Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) — Arabic text & English translation
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ١
1. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ ٢
2. Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ ٣
3. Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones?
بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ ٤
4. Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ ٥
5. But man would fain deny what is before him.
يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ٦
6. He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection?
يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ ١٠
10. On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ ١٢
12. Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ ١٣
13. On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ ١٤
14. Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ ١٦
16. Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ ١٧
17. Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ ١٨
18. And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ ١٩
19. Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ ٢٠
20. Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ ٢٢
22. That day will faces be resplendent,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ ٢٤
24. And that day will other faces be despondent,
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ ٢٥
25. Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ ٢٦
26. Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ ٢٧
27. And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now)?
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ ٢٨
28. And he knoweth that it is the parting;
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ ٣٠
30. Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ ٣٣
33. Then went he to his folk with glee.
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ ٣٥
35. Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى ٣٦
36. Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless?
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ ٣٧
37. Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth?
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ٣٨
38. Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ٣٩
39. And made of him a pair, the male and female.
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ٤٠
40. Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life?
Quran text (Uthmani script) from the Tanzil Project — Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani, Version 1.1), Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. English translation: M. M. Pickthall (public domain), text via Tanzil.net. Tap “Tafsir of this verse” for the tafsir from recognised books, with the source cited.