The Rising of the Dead, Resurrection — Arthur John Arberry Translation

75:1

۞ لَاۤ أُقۡسِمُ بِیَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ ۝١

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No! I swear by the Day of Resurrection

lā uq'simu biyawmi l-qiyāmat

75:2

وَلَاۤ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلنَّفۡسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ ۝٢

Arthur John Arberry

No! I swear by the reproachful soul

walā uq'simu bil-nafsi l-lawāmat

75:3

أَیَحۡسَبُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجۡمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ ۝٣

Arthur John Arberry

What, does man reckon We shall not gather his bones

ayaḥsabu l-insānu allan najmaʿa ʿiẓāmah

75:4

بَلَىٰ قَـٰدِرِینَ عَلَىٰۤ أَن نُّسَوِّیَ بَنَانَهُۥ ۝٤

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Yes indeed; We are able to shape again his fingers

balā qādirīna ʿalā an nusawwiya banānah

75:5

بَلۡ یُرِیدُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ لِیَفۡجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ ۝٥

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Nay, but man desires to continue on as a libertine

bal yurīdu l-insānu liyafjura amāmah

75:6

یَسۡءَلُ أَیَّانَ یَوۡمُ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ ۝٦

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asking, 'When shall be the Day of Resurrection?

yasalu ayyāna yawmu l-qiyāmat

75:7

فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ ۝٧

Arthur John Arberry

But when the sight is daze

fa-idhā bariqa l-baṣar

75:8

وَخَسَفَ ٱلۡقَمَرُ ۝٨

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and the moon is eclipsed

wakhasafa l-qamar

75:9

وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ ۝٩

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and the sun and moon are brought together

wajumiʿa l-shamsu wal-qamar

75:10

یَقُولُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ یَوۡمَىِٕذٍ أَیۡنَ ٱلۡمَفَرُّ ۝١٠

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upon that day man shall say, 'Whither to flee?

yaqūlu l-insānu yawma-idhin ayna l-mafar

75:11

كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ ۝١١

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No indeed; not a refuge

kallā lā wazar

75:12

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ یَوۡمَىِٕذٍ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقَرُّ ۝١٢

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Upon that day the recourse shall be to thy Lord

ilā rabbika yawma-idhin l-mus'taqar

75:13

یُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ یَوۡمَىِٕذِۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ ۝١٣

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Upon that day man shall be told his former deeds and his latter

yunabba-u l-insānu yawma-idhin bimā qaddama wa-akhar

75:14

بَلِ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفۡسِهِۦ بَصِیرَةࣱ ۝١٤

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nay, man shall be a clear proof against himself

bali l-insānu ʿalā nafsihi baṣīratu

75:15

وَلَوۡ أَلۡقَىٰ مَعَاذِیرَهُۥ ۝١٥

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even though he offer his excuses

walaw alqā maʿādhīrah

75:16

لَا تُحَرِّكۡ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعۡجَلَ بِهِۦۤ ۝١٦

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Move not thy tongue with it to hasten it

lā tuḥarrik bihi lisānaka litaʿjala bih

75:17

إِنَّ عَلَیۡنَا جَمۡعَهُۥ وَقُرۡءَانَهُۥ ۝١٧

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Ours it is to gather it, and to recite it

inna ʿalaynā jamʿahu waqur'ānah

75:18

فَإِذَا قَرَأۡنَـٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعۡ قُرۡءَانَهُۥ ۝١٨

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So, when We recite it, follow thou its recitation

fa-idhā qaranāhu fa-ittabiʿ qur'ānah

75:19

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَیۡنَا بَیَانَهُۥ ۝١٩

Arthur John Arberry

Then Ours it is to explain it

thumma inna ʿalaynā bayānah

75:20

كَلَّا بَلۡ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡعَاجِلَةَ ۝٢٠

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No indeed; but you love the hasty world

kallā bal tuḥibbūna l-ʿājilat

75:21

وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلۡءَاخِرَةَ ۝٢١

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and leave be the Hereafter

watadharūna l-ākhirat

75:22

وُجُوهࣱ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ نَّاضِرَةٌ ۝٢٢

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Upon that day faces shall be radiant

wujūhun yawma-idhin nāḍiratu

75:23

إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةࣱ ۝٢٣

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gazing upon their Lord

ilā rabbihā nāẓiratu

75:24

وَوُجُوهࣱ یَوۡمَىِٕذِۭ بَاسِرَةࣱ ۝٢٤

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and upon that day faces shall be scowling

wawujūhun yawma-idhin bāsiratu

75:25

تَظُنُّ أَن یُفۡعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةࣱ ۝٢٥

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thou mightest think the Calamity has been wreaked on them

taẓunnu an yuf'ʿala bihā fāqiratu

75:26

كَلَّاۤ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِیَ ۝٢٦

Arthur John Arberry

No indeed; when it reaches the clavicle

kallā idhā balaghati l-tarāqiy

75:27

وَقِیلَ مَنۡۜ رَاقࣲ ۝٢٧

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and it is said, 'Who is an enchanter?

waqīla man rāqi

75:28

وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلۡفِرَاقُ ۝٢٨

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and he thinks that it is the partin

waẓanna annahu l-firāq

75:29

وَٱلۡتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ ۝٢٩

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and leg is intertwined with leg

wal-tafati l-sāqu bil-sāq

75:30

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ یَوۡمَىِٕذٍ ٱلۡمَسَاقُ ۝٣٠

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upon that day unto thy Lord shall be the driving

ilā rabbika yawma-idhin l-masāq

75:31

فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ ۝٣١

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For he confirmed it not, and did not pray

falā ṣaddaqa walā ṣall

75:32

وَلَـٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ۝٣٢

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but he cried it lies, and he turned away

walākin kadhaba watawall

75:33

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰۤ أَهۡلِهِۦ یَتَمَطَّىٰۤ ۝٣٣

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then he went to his household arrogantly

thumma dhahaba ilā ahlihi yatamaṭṭ

75:34

أَوۡلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوۡلَىٰ ۝٣٤

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Nearer to thee and neare

awlā laka fa-awl

75:35

ثُمَّ أَوۡلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوۡلَىٰۤ ۝٣٥

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then nearer to thee and nearer

thumma awlā laka fa-awl

75:36

أَیَحۡسَبُ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ أَن یُتۡرَكَ سُدًى ۝٣٦

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What, does man reckon he shall be left to roam at will

ayaḥsabu l-insānu an yut'raka suda

75:37

أَلَمۡ یَكُ نُطۡفَةࣰ مِّن مَّنِیࣲّ یُمۡنَىٰ ۝٣٧

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Was he not a sperm-drop spilled

alam yaku nuṭ'fatan min maniyyin yum'n

75:38

ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةࣰ فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ۝٣٨

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Then he was a blood-clot, and He created and formed

thumma kāna ʿalaqatan fakhalaqa fasaww

75:39

فَجَعَلَ مِنۡهُ ٱلزَّوۡجَیۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰۤ ۝٣٩

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and He made of him two kinds, male and female

fajaʿala min'hu l-zawjayni l-dhakara wal-unth

75:40

أَلَیۡسَ ذَ ٰلِكَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰۤ أَن یُحۡـِۧیَ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ ۝٤٠

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What, is He not able to quicken the dead

alaysa dhālika biqādirin ʿalā an yuḥ'yiya l-mawt

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