1. Laaa uqsimu bi yawmil qiyaamah
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
The Resurrection
1. Laaa uqsimu bi yawmil qiyaamah
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
2. Wa laaa uqsimu bin nafsil lawwaamah
وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
3. Ayahsabul insaanu al lan najm'a 'izaamah
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
4. Balaa qaadireena 'alaaa an nusawwiya banaanah
بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
5. Bal yureedul insaanu liyafjura amaamah
بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ
But man desires to continue in sin.
6. Yas'alu ayyyaana yawmul qiyaamah
يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
7. Fa izaa bariqal basar
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ
So when vision is dazzled
8. We khasafal qamar
وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ
And the moon darkens
9. Wa jumi'ash shamusu wal qamar
وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ
And the sun and the moon are joined,
10. Yaqoolul insaanu yaw ma 'izin aynal mafarr
يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God.
The character of this surah is that of a prayer. The prayer begins with praise of the One to whom our prayer is addressed.