When the sky breaks apart

Itha assamao infatarat

And when the stars fall, scattering,

Wa-itha alkawakibu intatharat

And when the seas are erupted

Wa-itha albiharu fujjirat

And when the [contents of] graves are scattered [i.e., exposed],

Wa-itha alqubooru buAAthirat

A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.

AAalimat nafsun ma qaddamatwaakhkharat

O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,

Ya ayyuha al-insanu magharraka birabbika alkareem

Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?

Allathee khalaqaka fasawwakafaAAadalak

In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.

Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaarakkabak

No! But you deny the Recompense.

Kalla bal tukaththiboona biddeen

And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,

Wa-inna AAalaykum lahafitheen

Noble and recording;

Kiraman katibeen

They know whatever you do.

YaAAlamoona ma tafAAaloon

Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure,

Inna al-abrara lafee naAAeem

And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.

Wa-inna alfujjara lafee jaheem

They will [enter to] burn therein on the Day of Recompense,

Yaslawnaha yawma addeen

And never therefrom will they be absent.

Wama hum AAanha bigha-ibeen

And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?

Wama adraka ma yawmu addeeni

Then, what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?

Thumma ma adraka mayawmu addeen

It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allāh.

Yawma la tamliku nafsun linafsinshay-an wal-amru yawma-ithin lillah