| In the Name of Allaah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. |
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I swear by the Day of Resurrection; |
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And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer). |
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Does man (a disbeliever) think that We shall not assemble his bones? |
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Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers. |
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Nay! (Man denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins. |
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He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?" |
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So, when the sight shall be dazed, |
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And the moon will be eclipsed, |
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And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light, etc.) |
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On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?" |
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No! There is no refuge! |
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Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day. |
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On that Day man will be informed of what he sent forward (of his evil or good deeds), and what he left behind (of his good or evil traditions). |
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Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds]. |
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Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds). |
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Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'aan, O Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) to make haste therewith. |
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It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) the ability to recite it (the Qur'aan), |
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And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam through Jibrael (Gabriel)], then follow you its (the Qur'aan's) recitation. |
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Then it is for Us (Allaah) to make it clear to you, |
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Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but (you men) love the present life of this world, |
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And leave (neglect) the Hereafter. |
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Some faces that Day shall be Naadirah (shining and radiant). |
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Looking at their Lord (Allaah); |
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And some faces, that Day, will be Baasirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad), |
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Thinking that some calamity was about to fall on them; |
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Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit), |
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And it will be said: "Who can cure him and save him from death?" |
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And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of departing (death); |
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And leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded) |
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The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allaah)! |
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So he (the disbeliever) neither believed (in this Qur'aan, in the Message of Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) nor prayed! |
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But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'aan and the Message of Muhammad sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) and turned away! |
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Then he walked in full pride to his family admiring himself! |
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Woe to you [O man (disbeliever)]! And then (again) woe to you! |
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Again, woe to you [O man (disbeliever)]! And then (again) woe to you! |
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Does man think that he will be left Suda [neglected without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord (Allaah) on him]? |
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Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female discharge of semen) poured forth? |
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Then he became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allaah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion. |
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And made him in two sexes, male and female. |
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Is not He (Allaah Who does that), Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things). |
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