بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
لَآأُقْسِمُبِيَوْمِٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ١
Laaa uqsimu bi yawmil qiyaamah
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
وَلَآأُقْسِمُبِٱلنَّفْسِٱللَّوَّامَةِ٢
Wa laaa uqsimu bin nafsil lawwaamah
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
أَيَحْسَبُٱلْإِنسَـٰنُأَلَّننَّجْمَعَعِظَامَهُۥ٣
Ayahsabul insaanu al lan najm'a 'izaamah
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
بَلَىٰقَـٰدِرِينَعَلَىٰٓأَننُّسَوِّىَبَنَانَهُۥ٤
Balaa qaadireena 'alaaa an nusawwiya banaanah
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
بَلْيُرِيدُٱلْإِنسَـٰنُلِيَفْجُرَأَمَامَهُۥ٥
Bal yureedul insaanu liyafjura amaamah
But man desires to continue in sin.
يَسْـَٔلُأَيَّانَيَوْمُٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ٦
Yas'alu ayyyaana yawmul qiyaamah
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
فَإِذَابَرِقَٱلْبَصَرُ٧
Fa izaa bariqal basar
So when vision is dazzled
وَخَسَفَٱلْقَمَرُ٨
We khasafal qamar
And the moon darkens
وَجُمِعَٱلشَّمْسُوَٱلْقَمَرُ٩
Wa jumi'ash shamusu wal qamar
And the sun and the moon are joined,
يَقُولُٱلْإِنسَـٰنُيَوْمَئِذٍأَيْنَٱلْمَفَرُّ١٠
Yaqoolul insaanu yaw ma 'izin aynal mafarr
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
كَلَّالَاوَزَرَ١١
Kallaa laa wazar
No! There is no refuge.
إِلَىٰرَبِّكَيَوْمَئِذٍٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ١٢
Ilaa rabbika yawma 'izinil mustaqarr
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُيَوْمَئِذٍۭبِمَاقَدَّمَوَأَخَّرَ١٣
Yunabba 'ul insaanu yawma 'izim bimaa qaddama wa akhkhar
Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
بَلِٱلْإِنسَـٰنُعَلَىٰنَفْسِهِۦبَصِيرَةٌۭ١٤
Balil insaanu 'alaa nafsihee baseerah
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
وَلَوْأَلْقَىٰمَعَاذِيرَهُۥ١٥
Wa law alqaa ma'aazeerah
Even if he presents his excuses.
لَاتُحَرِّكْبِهِۦلِسَانَكَلِتَعْجَلَبِهِۦٓ١٦
Laa tuharrik bihee lisaa naka lita'jala bih
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
إِنَّعَلَيْنَاجَمْعَهُۥوَقُرْءَانَهُۥ١٧
Inna 'alainaa jam'ahoo wa qur aanah
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
فَإِذَاقَرَأْنَـٰهُفَٱتَّبِعْقُرْءَانَهُۥ١٨
Fa izaa qaraanaahu fattabi' qur aanah
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
ثُمَّإِنَّعَلَيْنَابَيَانَهُۥ١٩
Summa inna 'alainaa bayaanah
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
كَلَّابَلْتُحِبُّونَٱلْعَاجِلَةَ٢٠
Kallaa bal tuhibboonal 'aajilah
No! But you love the immediate
وَتَذَرُونَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ٢١
Wa tazaroonal Aakhirah
And leave the Hereafter.
وُجُوهٌۭيَوْمَئِذٍۢنَّاضِرَةٌ٢٢
Wujoohuny yawma 'izin naadirah
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
إِلَىٰرَبِّهَانَاظِرَةٌۭ٢٣
Ilaa rabbihaa naazirah
Looking at their Lord.
وَوُجُوهٌۭيَوْمَئِذٍۭبَاسِرَةٌۭ٢٤
Wa wujoohuny yawma 'izim baasirah
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
تَظُنُّأَنيُفْعَلَبِهَافَاقِرَةٌۭ٢٥
Tazunnu any yuf'ala bihaa faaqirah
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
كَلَّآإِذَابَلَغَتِٱلتَّرَاقِىَ٢٦
Kallaaa izaa balaghatit taraaqee
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
وَقِيلَمَنْ ۜرَاقٍۢ٢٧
Wa qeela man raaq
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
وَظَنَّأَنَّهُٱلْفِرَاقُ٢٨
Wa zanna annahul firaaq
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
وَٱلْتَفَّتِٱلسَّاقُبِٱلسَّاقِ٢٩
Waltaffatis saaqu bissaaq
And the leg is wound about the leg,
إِلَىٰرَبِّكَيَوْمَئِذٍٱلْمَسَاقُ٣٠
Ilaa rabbika yawma'izinil masaaq
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
فَلَاصَدَّقَوَلَاصَلَّىٰ٣١
Falaa saddaqa wa laa sallaa
And the disbeliever had not believed, nor had he prayed.
وَلَـٰكِنكَذَّبَوَتَوَلَّىٰ٣٢
Wa laakin kazzaba wa tawalla
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
ثُمَّذَهَبَإِلَىٰٓأَهْلِهِۦيَتَمَطَّىٰٓ٣٣
Summa zahaba ilaaa ahlihee yatamatta
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
أَوْلَىٰلَكَفَأَوْلَىٰ٣٤
Awlaa laka fa awlaa
Woe to you, and woe!
ثُمَّأَوْلَىٰلَكَفَأَوْلَىٰٓ٣٥
Summa awlaa laka fa awla
Then woe to you, and woe!
أَيَحْسَبُٱلْإِنسَـٰنُأَنيُتْرَكَسُدًى٣٦
Ayahsabul insaanu anyytraka sudaa
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
أَلَمْيَكُنُطْفَةًۭمِّنمَّنِىٍّۢيُمْنَىٰ٣٧
Alam yaku nutfatam mim maniyyiny yumnaa
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
ثُمَّكَانَعَلَقَةًۭفَخَلَقَفَسَوَّىٰ٣٨
Summa kaana 'alaqata fakhalaq fasawwaa
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
فَجَعَلَمِنْهُٱلزَّوْجَيْنِٱلذَّكَرَوَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ٣٩
Faja'ala minhuz zawjayniz zakara wal unsaa
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
أَلَيْسَذَٰلِكَبِقَـٰدِرٍعَلَىٰٓأَنيُحْـِۧىَٱلْمَوْتَىٰ٤٠
Alaisa zaalika biqaadirin 'alaaa any yuhyiyal mawtaa
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Surah Al-Qiyaama (Arabic: سُورَةُ القِيَامَةِ) is the 75th chapter of the Holy Qur'an. It consists of 40 verses and was revealed in Meccan.
This page provides the complete Surah Al-Qiyaama in Arabic Uthmani script, clear English transliteration for pronunciation guidance, Saheeh International English translation, and interactive word-by-word audio recitation.
The English name translation of Surah Al-Qiyaama is "The Resurrection".
Surah Al-Qiyaama is a Meccan surah.
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