75th surah of the Quran

Surah Al-Qiyamah

The Resurrection

Meccan 40 verses Juz 29
Al-Qiyamah

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ﴿١﴾

Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ ﴿٢﴾

Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ ﴿٣﴾

Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ ﴿٤﴾

Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ ﴿٥﴾

But man would fain deny what is before him.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ﴿٦﴾

He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ ﴿٧﴾

But when sight is confounded

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ ﴿٨﴾

And the moon is eclipsed

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ ﴿٩﴾

And sun and moon are united,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ ﴿١٠﴾

On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ ﴿١١﴾

Alas! No refuge!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ ﴿١٢﴾

Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ ﴿١٣﴾

On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌۭ ﴿١٤﴾

Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ ﴿١٥﴾

Although he tender his excuses.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ ﴿١٦﴾

Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾

Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ ﴿١٨﴾

And when We read it, follow thou the reading;

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ ﴿١٩﴾

Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ ﴿٢٠﴾

Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ ﴿٢١﴾

And neglect the Hereafter.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ نَّاضِرَةٌ ﴿٢٢﴾

That day will faces be resplendent,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌۭ ﴿٢٣﴾

Looking toward their Lord;

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌۭ ﴿٢٤﴾

And that day will other faces be despondent,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌۭ ﴿٢٥﴾

Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ ﴿٢٦﴾

Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍۢ ﴿٢٧﴾

And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now)?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ ﴿٢٨﴾

And he knoweth that it is the parting;

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ ﴿٢٩﴾

And agony is heaped on agony;

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ ﴿٣٠﴾

Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ ﴿٣١﴾

For he neither trusted, nor prayed.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿٣٢﴾

But he denied and flouted.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ ﴿٣٣﴾

Then went he to his folk with glee.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ ﴿٣٤﴾

Nearer unto thee and nearer,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ ﴿٣٥﴾

Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى ﴿٣٦﴾

Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةًۭ مِّن مَّنِىٍّۢ يُمْنَىٰ ﴿٣٧﴾

Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةًۭ فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ﴿٣٨﴾

Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿٣٩﴾

And made of him a pair, the male and female.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْۦِىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ﴿٤٠﴾

Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

Al-Qiyamah Verse 1 of 40

Arabic text: Uthmani script. English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall. Audio: everyayah.com.

About Surah Al-Qiyamah

Surah Al-Qiyamah (القيامة) is the 75th surah of the Quran. It has 40 verses and is found in Juz 29. It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Prophet's migration (Hijra) to Medina.

Its name, القيامة, is commonly translated as “The Resurrection”.

Questions about Surah Al-Qiyamah

How many verses are in Surah Al-Qiyamah?

Surah Al-Qiyamah (القيامة) has 40 verses. It is the 75th surah of the Quran, after Surah Al-Muddaththir and before Surah Al-Insan, and it is found in Juz 29.

Is Surah Al-Qiyamah Meccan or Medinan?

It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Hijra. In the traditional order of revelation it is number 31 out of 114. Scholars sometimes differ about the place of revelation of some verses.

What does the name of Surah Al-Qiyamah mean?

القيامة is commonly translated as “The Resurrection”. The surahs are named after a word or a theme that appears in them, and the name is a label rather than a summary of the whole surah.

Which Juz is Surah Al-Qiyamah in?

Surah Al-Qiyamah is in Juz' 29.

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