Verses 1–14

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ﴿١﴾

75:1I swear by the Day of Resurrection!⁴

وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ﴿٢﴾

75:2And I swear by the self-critical soul!

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ﴿٣﴾

75:3Does man suppose that We will not put together his bones [at resurrection]?

بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ﴿٤﴾

75:4Yes indeed, We are able to [re]shape [even] his fingertips!⁵

بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ﴿٥﴾

75:5Indeed, man desires to go on living viciously.

يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ﴿٦﴾

75:6He asks, ‘When will be this “day of resurrection”?!’

فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ﴿٧﴾

75:7But when the eyes are dazzled,⁶

وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ﴿٨﴾

75:8the moon is eclipsed,

وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ﴿٩﴾

75:9and the sun and the moon are brought together,

يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ﴿١٠﴾

75:10that day man will say, ‘Where is the escape [from this day]?’

كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ﴿١١﴾

75:11No indeed! There will be no refuge!⁷

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ﴿١٢﴾

75:12That day the [final] goal will be toward your Lord.

يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ﴿١٣﴾

75:13That day man will be informed about what [works] he had sent ahead [to the scene of judgement] and [the legacy that he had] left behind.

بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌۭ﴿١٤﴾

75:14Indeed, man is a witness to himself,