Verses 16–34

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفْسُهُۥ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ ٱلْوَرِيدِ﴿١٦﴾

50:16Certainly We have created man and We know to what his soul tempts him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.¹

إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌۭ﴿١٧﴾

50:17When the twin recorders record [his deeds], seated on the right hand and on the left:²

مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌۭ﴿١٨﴾

50:18he says no word but that there is a ready observer beside him.

وَجَآءَتْ سَكْرَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيدُ﴿١٩﴾

50:19The throes of death bring the truth: ‘This is what you used to shun!’

وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْوَعِيدِ﴿٢٠﴾

50:20And the Trumpet will be blown: ‘This is the promised day.’

وَجَآءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ مَّعَهَا سَآئِقٌۭ وَشَهِيدٌۭ﴿٢١﴾

50:21Every soul will come accompanied by [two angels], a driver, and a witness:

لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍۢ مِّنْ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌۭ﴿٢٢﴾

50:22[he will be told] ‘You were certainly oblivious of this. We have removed your veil from you, and so today your eyesight is acute.’

وَقَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ هَٰذَا مَا لَدَىَّ عَتِيدٌ﴿٢٣﴾

50:23Then his companion [angel] will say, ‘This is what is ready with me [of his record of deeds].’³

أَلْقِيَا فِى جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيدٍۢ﴿٢٤﴾

50:24[The two angels accompany him will be told,] ‘Cast every obdurate ingrate into hell,

مَّنَّاعٍۢ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍۢ مُّرِيبٍ﴿٢٥﴾

50:25[every] hinderer of good, transgressor, and skeptic,

ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَأَلْقِيَاهُ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلشَّدِيدِ﴿٢٦﴾

50:26who had set up another god along with Allah and cast him into the severe punishment.’

۞ قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍۢ﴿٢٧﴾

50:27His companion [devil] will say, ‘Our Lord! I did not incite him to rebel [against You], but he was [himself] in extreme error.’

قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوا۟ لَدَىَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُم بِٱلْوَعِيدِ﴿٢٨﴾

50:28He will say, ‘Do not wrangle in My presence, for I had already warned you in advance.

مَا يُبَدَّلُ ٱلْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِظَلَّٰمٍۢ لِّلْعَبِيدِ﴿٢٩﴾

50:29The word [of judgement] is unalterable with Me, and I am not tyrannical to My servants.’⁴

يَوْمَ نَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ ٱمْتَلَأْتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِن مَّزِيدٍۢ﴿٣٠﴾

50:30The day when We shall say to hell, ‘Are you full?’ It will say, ‘Is there any more?’

وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ﴿٣١﴾

50:31And paradise will be brought near for the Godwary, it will not be distant [any more]:

هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍۢ﴿٣٢﴾

50:32‘This is what you were promised. [It is] for every penitent and dutiful [servant]

مَّنْ خَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍۢ مُّنِيبٍ﴿٣٣﴾

50:33who fears the All-beneficent in secret and comes with a penitent heart.

ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَٰمٍۢ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُلُودِ﴿٣٤﴾

50:34Enter it in peace! This is the day of immortality.’