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Surah 75 · Makkah · 40 verses · 164 words
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Surah Al-Qiyamah, “The Resurrection”, is surah 75 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 40 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
لَا أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ١ ▶
لَا lā Nay أُقْسِمُ uq'simu I swear بِيَوْمِ biyawmi by (the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection
1. I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Roots in this verse: ق س م ي و م ق و م
وَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ ٢ ▶
وَلَا walā And nay أُقْسِمُ uq'simu I swear بِالنَّفْسِ bil-nafsi by the soul اللَّوَّامَةِ l-lawāmati self-accusing
2. And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Roots in this verse: ق س م ن ف س ل و م
أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُ ٣ ▶
أَيَحْسَبُ ayaḥsabu Does think الْإِنسَانُ l-insānu [the] man أَلَّن allan that not نَّجْمَعَ najmaʿa We will assemble عِظَامَهُ ʿiẓāmahu his bones
3. Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Roots in this verse: ح س ب أ ن س ج م ع ع ظ م
بَلَىٰ قَادِرِينَ عَلَىٰ أَن نُّسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُ ٤ ▶
بَلَىٰ balā Nay قَادِرِينَ qādirīna (We are) Able عَلَىٰ ʿalā on أَن an that نُّسَوِّيَ nusawwiya We can restore بَنَانَهُ banānahu his fingertips
4. Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Roots in this verse: ق د ر س و ي
بَلْ يُرِيدُ الْإِنسَانُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُ ٥ ▶
بَلْ bal Nay يُرِيدُ yurīdu Desires الْإِنسَانُ l-insānu [the] man لِيَفْجُرَ liyafjura to give (the) lie أَمَامَهُ amāmahu (to) what is before him
5. But man desires to continue in sin.
Roots in this verse: ر و د أ ن س ف ج ر أ م م
يَسْأَلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ ٦ ▶
يَسْأَلُ yasalu He asks أَيَّانَ ayyāna When يَوْمُ yawmu (is the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection
6. He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Roots in this verse: س أ ل ي و م ق و م
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ الْبَصَرُ ٧ ▶
فَإِذَا fa-idhā So when بَرِقَ bariqa is dazzled الْبَصَرُ l-baṣaru the vision
7. So when vision is dazzled.
Roots in this verse: ب ص ر
وَخَسَفَ الْقَمَرُ ٨ ▶
وَخَسَفَ wakhasafa And becomes dark الْقَمَرُ l-qamaru the moon
8. And the moon darkens.
Roots in this verse: ق م ر
وَجُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ ٩ ▶
وَجُمِعَ wajumiʿa And are joined الشَّمْسُ l-shamsu the sun وَالْقَمَرُ wal-qamaru and the moon
9. And the sun and the moon are joined,
Roots in this verse: ج م ع ش م س ق م ر
يَقُولُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ الْمَفَرُّ ١٠ ▶
يَقُولُ yaqūlu Will say الْإِنسَانُ l-insānu [the] man يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day أَيْنَ ayna Where الْمَفَرُّ l-mafaru (is) the escape
10. Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ن س ي و م ف ر ر
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ ١١ ▶
كَلَّا kallā By no means لَا lā (There is) no وَزَرَ wazara refuge
11. No! There is no refuge.
Roots in this verse: و ز ر
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُسْتَقَرُّ ١٢ ▶
إِلَىٰ ilā To رَبِّكَ rabbika your Lord يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day الْمُسْتَقَرُّ l-mus'taqaru (is) the place of rest
12. To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ي و م ق ر ر
يُنَبَّأُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ ١٣ ▶
يُنَبَّأُ yunabba-u Will be informed الْإِنسَانُ l-insānu [the] man يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day بِمَا bimā of what قَدَّمَ qaddama he sent forth وَأَخَّرَ wa-akhara and kept back
13. Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Roots in this verse: ن ب أ أ ن س ي و م ق د م أ خ ر
بَلِ الْإِنسَانُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ ١٤ ▶
بَلِ bali Nay الْإِنسَانُ l-insānu [The] man عَلَىٰ ʿalā against نَفْسِهِ nafsihi himself بَصِيرَةٌ baṣīratun (will be) a witness
14. Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Roots in this verse: أ ن س ن ف س ب ص ر
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُ ١٥ ▶
وَلَوْ walaw Even if أَلْقَىٰ alqā he presents مَعَاذِيرَهُ maʿādhīrahu his excuses
15. Even if he presents his excuses.
Roots in this verse: ل ق ي ع ذ ر
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ ١٦ ▶
لَا lā Not تُحَرِّكْ tuḥarrik move بِهِ bihi with it لِسَانَكَ lisānaka your tongue لِتَعْجَلَ litaʿjala to hasten بِهِ bihi with it
16. Move not your tongue with it, [O Muḥammad], to hasten with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān].
Roots in this verse: ل س ن ع ج ل
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ ١٧ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā upon Us جَمْعَهُ jamʿahu (is) its collection وَقُرْآنَهُ waqur'ānahu and its recitation
17. Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Roots in this verse: ج م ع ق ر أ
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَاهُ فَاتَّبِعْ قُرْآنَهُ ١٨ ▶
فَإِذَا fa-idhā And when قَرَأْنَاهُ qaranāhu We have recited it فَاتَّبِعْ fa-ittabiʿ then follow قُرْآنَهُ qur'ānahu its recitation
18. So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Roots in this verse: ق ر أ ت ب ع
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُ ١٩ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then إِنَّ inna indeed عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā upon Us بَيَانَهُ bayānahu (is) its explanation
19. Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Roots in this verse: ب ي ن
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ ٢٠ ▶
كَلَّا kallā No بَلْ bal But تُحِبُّونَ tuḥibbūna you love الْعَاجِلَةَ l-ʿājilata the immediate
20. No! But you [i.e., mankind] love the immediate
Roots in this verse: ح ب ب ع ج ل
وَتَذَرُونَ الْآخِرَةَ ٢١ ▶
وَتَذَرُونَ watadharūna And leave الْآخِرَةَ l-ākhirata the Hereafter
21. And leave [i.e., neglect] the Hereafter.
Roots in this verse: و ذ ر أ خ ر
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ ٢٢ ▶
وُجُوهٌ wujūhun Faces يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day نَّاضِرَةٌ nāḍiratun (will be) radiant
22. [Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Roots in this verse: و ج ه ي و م
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ ٢٣ ▶
إِلَىٰ ilā Towards رَبِّهَا rabbihā their Lord نَاظِرَةٌ nāẓiratun looking
23. Looking at their Lord.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ن ظ ر
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَاسِرَةٌ ٢٤ ▶
وَوُجُوهٌ wawujūhun And faces يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day بَاسِرَةٌ bāsiratun (will be) distorted
24. And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
Roots in this verse: و ج ه ي و م
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ ٢٥ ▶
تَظُنُّ taẓunnu Thinking أَن an that يُفْعَلَ yuf'ʿala will be done بِهَا bihā to them فَاقِرَةٌ fāqiratun backbreaking
25. Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Roots in this verse: ظ ن ن ف ع ل ف ق ر
كَلَّا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِيَ ٢٦ ▶
كَلَّا kallā No إِذَا idhā When بَلَغَتِ balaghati it reaches التَّرَاقِيَ l-tarāqiya the collar bones
26. No! When it [i.e., the soul] has reached the collar bones
Roots in this verse: ب ل غ
وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ ٢٧ ▶
وَقِيلَ waqīla And it is said مَنْ man Who رَاقٍ rāqin (will) cure
27. And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ الْفِرَاقُ ٢٨ ▶
وَظَنَّ waẓanna And he is certain أَنَّهُ annahu that it الْفِرَاقُ l-firāqu (is) the parting
28. And he [i.e., the dying one] is certain that it is the [time of] separation
Roots in this verse: ظ ن ن ف ر ق
وَالْتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِ ٢٩ ▶
وَالْتَفَّتِ wal-tafati And is wound السَّاقُ l-sāqu the leg بِالسَّاقِ bil-sāqi about the leg
29. And the leg is wound about the leg,
Roots in this verse: س و ق
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمَسَاقُ ٣٠ ▶
إِلَىٰ ilā To رَبِّكَ rabbika your Lord يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day الْمَسَاقُ l-masāqu (will be) the driving
30. To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ي و م س و ق
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ ٣١ ▶
فَلَا falā And not صَدَّقَ ṣaddaqa he accepted (the) truth وَلَا walā and not صَلَّىٰ ṣallā he prayed
31. And he [i.e., the disbeliever] had not believed, nor had he prayed.
Roots in this verse: ص د ق ص ل و
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ٣٢ ▶
وَلَٰكِن walākin But كَذَّبَ kadhaba he denied وَتَوَلَّىٰ watawallā and turned away
32. But [instead], he denied and turned away.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب و ل ي
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ يَتَمَطَّىٰ ٣٣ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then ذَهَبَ dhahaba he went إِلَىٰ ilā to أَهْلِهِ ahlihi his family يَتَمَطَّىٰ yatamaṭṭā swaggering
33. And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Roots in this verse: ذ ه ب أ ه ل
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ ٣٤ ▶
أَوْلَىٰ awlā Woe لَكَ laka to you فَأَوْلَىٰ fa-awlā and woe
34. Woe to you, and woe!
Roots in this verse: و ل ي
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ ٣٥ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then أَوْلَىٰ awlā woe لَكَ laka to you فَأَوْلَىٰ fa-awlā and woe
35. Then woe to you, and woe!
Roots in this verse: و ل ي
أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى ٣٦ ▶
أَيَحْسَبُ ayaḥsabu Does think الْإِنسَانُ l-insānu man أَن an that يُتْرَكَ yut'raka he will be left سُدًى sudan neglected
36. Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Roots in this verse: ح س ب أ ن س ت ر ك
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِيٍّ يُمْنَىٰ ٣٧ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Was not يَكُ yaku he نُطْفَةً nuṭ'fatan a semen-drop مِّن min of مَّنِيٍّ maniyyin semen يُمْنَىٰ yum'nā emitted
37. Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ن ط ف م ن ي
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ٣٨ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then كَانَ kāna he was عَلَقَةً ʿalaqatan a clinging substance فَخَلَقَ fakhalaqa then He created فَسَوَّىٰ fasawwā and proportioned
38. Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allāh] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Roots in this verse: ك و ن خ ل ق س و ي
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ ٣٩ ▶
فَجَعَلَ fajaʿala Then made مِنْهُ min'hu of him الزَّوْجَيْنِ l-zawjayni two kinds الذَّكَرَ l-dhakara (the) male وَالْأُنثَىٰ wal-unthā and the female
39. And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ز و ج ذ ك ر أ ن ث
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتَىٰ ٤٠ ▶
أَلَيْسَ alaysa Is not ذَٰلِكَ dhālika [that] بِقَادِرٍ biqādirin (He) Able عَلَىٰ ʿalā [over] أَن an to يُحْيِيَ yuḥ'yiya give life الْمَوْتَىٰ l-mawtā (to) the dead
40. Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Roots in this verse: ل ي س ق د ر ح ي ي م و ت
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