Al-Infitar

idhā l-samāu infaṭarat

When the sky is torn apart,

wa-idhā l-kawākibu intatharat

when the stars are scattered,

wa-idhā l-biḥāru fujjirat

when the seas burst forth,

wa-idhā l-qubūru buʿ'thirat

when graves turn inside out:

ʿalimat nafsun mā qaddamat wa-akharat

each soul will know what it has done and what it has left undone.

yāayyuhā l-insānu mā gharraka birabbika l-karīmi

Mankind, what has lured you away from God,

alladhī khalaqaka fasawwāka faʿadalaka

your generous Lord, who created you, shaped you, proportioned you,

fī ayyi ṣūratin mā shāa rakkabaka

in whatever form He chose?

kallā bal tukadhibūna bil-dīni

Yet you still take the Judgement to be a lie!

wa-inna ʿalaykum laḥāfiẓīna

Over you stand

kirāman kātibīna

watchers, noble recorders

yaʿlamūna mā tafʿalūna

who know what you do:

inna l-abrāra lafī naʿīmin

the good will live in bliss,

wa-inna l-fujāra lafī jaḥīmin

and the wicked will burn in the Fire.

yaṣlawnahā yawma l-dīni

They will enter it on the Day of Judgement

wamā hum ʿanhā bighāibīna

and they will find no escape.

wamā adrāka mā yawmu l-dīni

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

thumma mā adrāka mā yawmu l-dīni

Yes! What will explain to you what the Day of Judgement is?

yawma lā tamliku nafsun linafsin shayan wal-amru yawma-idhin lillahi

The Day when no soul will be able to do anything for another; on that Day, command will belong to God.