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إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لِرَبِّهِ لَكَنُودٌ

Innal-insana lirabbihee lakanood

Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.

وَإِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ

Wa innahu 'alaa zaalika la shaheed

And indeed, he is to that a witness.

وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ

Wa innahu lihubbil khairi la shadeed

And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.

أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِي الْقُبُورِ

Afala ya'lamu iza b'uthira ma filquboor

But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered

وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِي الصُّدُورِ

Wa hussila maa fis sudoor

And that within the breasts is obtained,

إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌ

Inna rabbahum bihim yauma 'izil la khabeer

Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Acquainted.

الْقَارِعَةُ

Al qaari'ah

The Striking Calamity -

مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

Mal qaariah

What is the Striking Calamity?

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ

Wa maa adraaka mal qaari'ah

And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ

Yauma ya koonun naasu kal farashil mabthooth

It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,

وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنفُوشِ

Wa ta koonul jibalu kal 'ihnil manfoosh

And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ

Fa-amma man thaqulat mawa zeenuh

Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],

فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

Fahuwa fee 'ishatir raadiyah

He will be in a pleasant life.

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ

Wa amma man khaffat mawa zeenuh

But as for one whose scales are light,

فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ

Fa-ummuhu haawiyah

His refuge will be an abyss.

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ

Wa maa adraaka maa hiyah

And what can make you know what that is?

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ

Naarun hamiyah

It is a Fire, intensely hot.

أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ

Al haaku mut takathur

Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ

Hatta zurtumul-maqaabir

Until you visit the graveyards.

كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

No! You are going to know.

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

Thumma kalla sawfa ta'lamoon

Then no! You are going to know.

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ

Kalla law ta'lamoona 'ilmal yaqeen

No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...

لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ

Latara-wun nal jaheem

You will surely see the Hellfire.

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ

Thumma latara wunnaha 'ainal yaqeen

Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.

ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ

Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin 'anin na'eem

Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.