لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ﴿1﴾
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
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← read from right to left3By the dayبِيَوْمِbiyawmiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+يَوْمِThe day 4Of the resurrectionالْقِيَامَةِl-qiyamatiIالthe+قِيَامَةِOf the resurrection وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ ﴿2﴾
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
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← read from right to left3By the soulبِالنَّفْسِbil-nafsiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+نَفْسِSoul 4Self accusingاللَّوَّامَةِl-lawamatiIالthe+لَوَّامَةِSelf accusing أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ ﴿3﴾
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
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← read from right to left1Does thinkأَيَحْسَبُayahsabuCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+يَحْسَبُThink 2[the] manالْإِنْسَانُl-insanuIالthe+إِنْسَانُ[the] man 3That notأَلَّنْallanHأَنْthat=لَنْwill not 4We will assembleنَجْمَعَnajma'aF 5His bonesعِظَامَهُ'izamahuCBIN+PRONATTعِظَامَHis bones+هُhim / his / it بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ ﴿4﴾
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
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← read from right to left2We are ableقَادِرِينَqadirinaI 5We can restoreنُسَوِّيَnusawwiyaF 6His fingertipsبَنَانَهُbananahuCBIN+PRONATTبَنَانَHis fingertips+هُhim / his / it بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ ﴿5﴾
But man desires to continue in sin.
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← read from right to left3[the] manالْإِنْسَانُl-insanuIالthe+إِنْسَانُ[the] man 4To give the lieلِيَفْجُرَliyafjuraCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَفْجُرَGive the lie 5To what is before himأَمَامَهُamamahuCBIT+PRONATTأَمَامَTo what is before+هُhim / his / it يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ﴿6﴾
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
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← read from right to left4Of the resurrectionالْقِيَامَةِl-qiyamatiIالthe+قِيَامَةِOf the resurrection فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ ﴿7﴾
So when vision is dazzled
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← read from right to left1So whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاWhen 3The visionالْبَصَرُl-basaruIالthe+بَصَرُVision وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ ﴿8﴾
And the moon darkens
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← read from right to left1And becomes darkوَخَسَفَwakhasafaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+خَسَفَBecomes dark 2The moonالْقَمَرُl-qamaruIالthe+قَمَرُMoon وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ ﴿9﴾
And the sun and the moon are joined,
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← read from right to left1And are joinedوَجُمِعَwajumi'aCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جُمِعَAre joined 2The sunالشَّمْسُl-shamsuIالthe+شَمْسُSun 3And the moonوَالْقَمَرُwal-qamaruCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+قَمَرُMoon يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ ﴿10﴾
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
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← read from right to left2[the] manالْإِنْسَانُl-insanuIالthe+إِنْسَانُ[the] man 3That dayيَوْمَئِذٍyawma'idhinIيَوْمday=إِذْthat 5Is the escapeالْمَفَرُّl-mafaruIالthe+مَفَرُّIs the escape كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ ﴿11﴾
No! There is no refuge.
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← read from right to leftإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ ﴿12﴾
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
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← read from right to left2Your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your 3That dayيَوْمَئِذٍyawma'idhinIيَوْمday=إِذْthat 4Is the place of restالْمُسْتَقَرُّl-mustaqaruIالthe+مُسْتَقَرُّIs the place of rest يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ ﴿13﴾
Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
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← read from right to left1Will be informedيُنَبَّأُyunabba'uF 2[the] manالْإِنْسَانُl-insanuIالthe+إِنْسَانُ[the] man 3That dayيَوْمَئِذٍyawma'idhinIيَوْمday=إِذْthat 4Of whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاOf what 5He sent forthقَدَّمَqaddamaF 6And kept backوَأَخَّرَwa-akharaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَخَّرَKept back بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ ﴿14﴾
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
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← read from right to left2[the] manالْإِنْسَانُl-insanuIالthe+إِنْسَانُ[the] man 4HimselfنَفْسِهِnafsihiCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسِHimself+هِhim / his / it 5Will be a witnessبَصِيرَةٌbasiratunI وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ ﴿15﴾
Even if he presents his excuses.
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← read from right to left3His excusesمَعَاذِيرَهُma'adhirahuCBIN+PRONATTمَعَاذِيرَHis excuses+هُhim / his / it لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ ﴿16﴾
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
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← read from right to left3With itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 4Your tongueلِسَانَكَlisanakaCBIN+PRONATTلِسَانَYour tongue+كَyou / your 5To hastenلِتَعْجَلَlita'jalaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تَعْجَلَHasten 6With itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ ﴿17﴾
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
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← read from right to left2Upon usعَلَيْنَا'alaynaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+نَاus / our 3Is its collectionجَمْعَهُjam'ahuCBIN+PRONATTجَمْعَIs its collection+هُhim / his / it 4And its recitationوَقُرْآنَهُwaqur'anahuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+قُرْآنَIts recitation+هُhim / his / it فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ ﴿18﴾
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
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← read from right to left1And whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاAnd when 2We have recited itقَرَأْنَاهُqara'nahuCBFV+PRONATTقَرَأْنَاWe have recited+هُhim / his / it 3Then followفَاتَّبِعْfa-ittabi'CBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اتَّبِعْFollow 4Its recitationقُرْآنَهُqur'anahuCBIN+PRONATTقُرْآنَIts recitation+هُhim / his / it ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ ﴿19﴾
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
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← read from right to left3Upon usعَلَيْنَا'alaynaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+نَاus / our 4Is its explanationبَيَانَهُbayanahuCBIN+PRONATTبَيَانَIs its explanation+هُhim / his / it كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ ﴿20﴾
No! But you love the immediate
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← read from right to left3You loveتُحِبُّونَtuhibbunaF 4The immediateالْعَاجِلَةَl-'ajilataIالthe+عَاجِلَةَImmediate وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ ﴿21﴾
And leave the Hereafter.
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← read from right to left1And leaveوَتَذَرُونَwatadharunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَذَرُونَLeave 2The Hereafterالْآخِرَةَl-akhirataIالthe+آخِرَةَHereafter وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ ﴿22﴾
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
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← read from right to left2That dayيَوْمَئِذٍyawma'idhinIيَوْمday=إِذْthat 3Will be radiantنَاضِرَةٌnadiratunI إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ ﴿23﴾
Looking at their Lord.
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← read from right to left2Their LordرَبِّهَاrabbihaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّTheir Lord+هَاher / it / its 3LookingنَاظِرَةٌnaziratunI وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ ﴿24﴾
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
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← read from right to left1And facesوَوُجُوهٌwawujuhunCBICONJ+Nوَand+وُجُوهٌFaces 2That dayيَوْمَئِذٍyawma'idhinIيَوْمday=إِذْthat 3Will be distortedبَاسِرَةٌbasiratunI تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ ﴿25﴾
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
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← read from right to left3Will be doneيُفْعَلَyuf'alaF 4To themبِهَاbihaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَاher / it / its 5BackbreakingفَاقِرَةٌfaqiratunI كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ ﴿26﴾
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
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← read from right to left3It reachesبَلَغَتِbalaghatiF 4The collar bonesالتَّرَاقِيَl-taraqiyaIالthe+تَرَاقِيَCollar bones وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ ﴿27﴾
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
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← read from right to left1And it is saidوَقِيلَwaqilaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قِيلَIt is said وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ ﴿28﴾
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
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← read from right to left1And he is certainوَظَنَّwazannaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ظَنَّHe is certain 3Is the partingالْفِرَاقُl-firaquIالthe+فِرَاقُIs the parting وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ ﴿29﴾
And the leg is wound about the leg,
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← read from right to left1And is woundوَالْتَفَّتِwal-tafatiCBFCONJ+Vوَand+الْتَفَّتِIs wound 2The legالسَّاقُl-saquIالthe+سَاقُLeg 3About the legبِالسَّاقِbil-saqiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+سَاقِAbout the leg إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ ﴿30﴾
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
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← read from right to left2Your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your 3That dayيَوْمَئِذٍyawma'idhinIيَوْمday=إِذْthat 4Will be the drivingالْمَسَاقُl-masaquIالthe+مَسَاقُWill be the driving English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
