Surah Al-Qiyamah (القيامة) — The Resurrection

1. Ayah 1

   بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ

   I do swear by the Day of Judgment

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2. Ayah 2

   وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ

   And I do swear by the self-reproaching soul

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3. Ayah 3

   أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ

   Do people think We cannot reassemble their bones

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4. Ayah 4

   بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ

   Yes ˹indeed˺! We are ˹most˺ capable of restoring ˹even˺ their very fingertips

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5. Ayah 5

   بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ

   Still people want to deny what is yet to come

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6. Ayah 6

   يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ

   asking ˹mockingly˺, “When is this Day of Judgment?”

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7. Ayah 7

   فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ

   But when the sight is stunned

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8. Ayah 8

   وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ

   and the moon is dimmed

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9. Ayah 9

   وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ

   and the sun and the moon are brought together

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10. Ayah 10

    يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ

    on that Day one will cry, “Where is the escape?”

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11. Ayah 11

    كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ

    But no! There will be no refuge

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12. Ayah 12

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ

    On that Day all will end up before your Lord

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13. Ayah 13

    يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ

    All will then be informed of what they have sent forth and left behind

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14. Ayah 14

    بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ

    In fact, people will testify against their own souls

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15. Ayah 15

    وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ

    despite the excuses they come up with

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16. Ayah 16

    لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ

    Do not rush your tongue trying to memorize ˹a revelation of˺ the Quran

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17. Ayah 17

    إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ

    It is certainly upon Us to ˹make you˺ memorize and recite it

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18. Ayah 18

    فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ

    So once We have recited a revelation ˹through Gabriel˺, follow its recitation ˹closely˺

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19. Ayah 19

    ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ

    Then it is surely upon Us to make it clear ˹to you˺

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20. Ayah 20

    كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ

    But no! In fact, you love this fleeting world

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21. Ayah 21

    وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ

    and neglect the Hereafter

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22. Ayah 22

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ

    On that Day ˹some˺ faces will be bright

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23. Ayah 23

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ

    looking at their Lord

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24. Ayah 24

    وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ

    And ˹other˺ faces will be gloomy

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25. Ayah 25

    تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ

    anticipating something devastating to befall them

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26. Ayah 26

    كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ

    But no! ˹Beware of the day˺ when the soul reaches the collar bone ˹as it leaves˺

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27. Ayah 27

    وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ

    and it will be said, “Is there any healer ˹who can save this life˺?”

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28. Ayah 28

    وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ

    And the dying person realizes it is ˹their˺ time to depart

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29. Ayah 29

    وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ

    and ˹then˺ their feet are tied together ˹in a shroud˺

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30. Ayah 30

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ

    On that day they will be driven to your Lord ˹alone˺

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31. Ayah 31

    فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ

    This denier neither believed nor prayed

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32. Ayah 32

    وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    but persisted in denial and turned away

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33. Ayah 33

    ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ

    then went to their own people, walking boastfully

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34. Ayah 34

    أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ

    Woe to you, and more woe

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35. Ayah 35

    ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ

    Again, woe to you, and even more woe

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36. Ayah 36

    أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى

    Do people think they will be left without purpose

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37. Ayah 37

    أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ

    Were they not ˹once˺ a sperm-drop emitted

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38. Ayah 38

    ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

    Then they became a clinging clot ˹of blood˺, then He developed and perfected their form

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39. Ayah 39

    فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

    producing from it both sexes, male and female

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40. Ayah 40

    أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ

    Is such ˹a Creator˺ unable to bring the dead back to life

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English translation: The Clear Quran (Dr. Mustafa Khattab). Arabic: Tanzil / Uthmani text.