Al-Qiyāmahالقيامة
Muṣḥaf order 75
Cairo 1924 order #31 Meccan
Verses 40 (Ḥafṣ)
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Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Bazzi: أُقْسِمُ → لأُقْسِمُ (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:1#1)
- Qunbul: أُقْسِمُ → لأُقْسِمُ (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:1#1)
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ١
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Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ ٢
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Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ ٣
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Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones?
بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ ٤
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Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ ٥
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But man would fain deny what is before him.
يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ٦
Marmaduke Pickthall
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He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection?
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ ٧
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But when sight is confounded
وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ ٨
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And the moon is eclipsed
وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ ٩
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And sun and moon are united,
يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ ١٠
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On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ ١٢
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Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ ١٣
Marmaduke Pickthall
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On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ ١٤
Marmaduke Pickthall
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Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ ١٥
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Although he tender his excuses.
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ ١٦
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Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ ١٧
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Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ ١٨
Marmaduke Pickthall
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And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ ١٩
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Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Bazzi: تُحِبُّونَ → يُحِبُّون (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:20#1)
- Doori: تُحِبُّونَ → يُحِبُّون (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:20#1)
- Qunbul: تُحِبُّونَ → يُحِبُّون (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:20#1)
- Soosi: تُحِبُّونَ → يُحِبُّون (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:20#1)
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ ٢٠
Marmaduke Pickthall
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Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Bazzi: وَتَذَرُونَ → وَيَذَرُونَ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:21#1)
- Doori: وَتَذَرُونَ → وَيَذَرُونَ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:21#1)
- Qunbul: وَتَذَرُونَ → وَيَذَرُونَ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:21#1)
- Soosi: وَتَذَرُونَ → وَيَذَرُونَ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:21#1)
وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ٢١
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And neglect the Hereafter.
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ ٢٢
Marmaduke Pickthall
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That day will faces be resplendent,
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ ٢٣
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Looking toward their Lord;
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ ٢٤
Marmaduke Pickthall
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And that day will other faces be despondent,
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ ٢٥
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Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ ٢٦
Marmaduke Pickthall
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Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ ٢٧
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And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now)?
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ ٢٨
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And he knoweth that it is the parting;
وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ ٢٩
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And agony is heaped on agony;
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ ٣٠
Marmaduke Pickthall
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Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ ٣١
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For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ٣٢
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But he denied and flouted.
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ ٣٣
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Then went he to his folk with glee.
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ ٣٤
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Nearer unto thee and nearer,
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ ٣٥
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Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى ٣٦
Marmaduke Pickthall
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Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless?
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Doori: يُمْنَىٰ → تُمْنَى (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:37#1)
- Soosi: يُمْنَىٰ → تُمْنَى (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:37#1)
- Warsh: يُمْنَىٰ → تُمْنَى (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:37#1)
- Bazzi: يُمْنَىٰ → تُمْنَى (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:37#1)
- Qaloon: يُمْنَىٰ → تُمْنَى (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:37#1)
- Qunbul: يُمْنَىٰ → تُمْنَى (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:37#1)
- Shuba: يُمْنَىٰ → تُمْنَى (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 75:37#1)
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ ٣٧
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Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth?
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ٣٨
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Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ٣٩
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And made of him a pair, the male and female.
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ٤٠
Marmaduke Pickthall
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Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life?