القيامة

75 - Resurrection (Al-Qeyaamah)

Order of Revelation: 31

يَسْأَلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ

Transliteration:

Yas-alu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati

Word by Word:

He asks, "When (is the) Day (of) the Resurrection?"

Translations:

asking [derisively], "When is that Resurrection Day to be?"

He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection?

He asks: When is the day of Resurrection?

He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

فَإِذَا بَرِقَ الْبَصَرُ

Transliteration:

Fa-itha bariqa albasaru

Word by Word:

So when is dazzled the vision,

Translations:

But [on that Day,] when the eyesight is by fear confounded,

At length, when the sight is dazed,

But when sight is confounded

So when the sight is confused,

So when vision is dazzled

وَخَسَفَ الْقَمَرُ

Transliteration:

Wakhasafa alqamaru

Word by Word:

And becomes dark the moon,

Translations:

and the moon is darkened,

And the moon is buried in darkness.

And the moon is eclipsed

And the moon becomes dark,

And the moon darkens

وَجُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ

Transliteration:

WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru

Word by Word:

And are joined the sun and the moon,

Translations:

and the sun and the moon are brought together

And the sun and moon are joined together,-

And sun and moon are united,

And the sun and the moon are brought together --

And the sun and the moon are joined,

يَقُولُ الْإِنسَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ الْمَفَرُّ

Transliteration:

Yaqoolu al-insanu yawma-ithin ayna almafarru

Word by Word:

Will say [the] man that Day, "Where (is) the escape?"

Translations:

on that Day will man exclaim "Whither to flee?"

That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"

On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!

Man will say on that day: Whither to flee?

Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"

كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ

Transliteration:

Kalla la wazara

Word by Word:

By no means! (There is) no refuge.

Translations:

But nay: no refuge [for thee, O man]!

By no means! No place of safety!

Alas! No refuge!

No! There is no refuge!

No! There is no refuge.