Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub * - Translations’ Index
Al-Qiyāmah
لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلنَّفۡسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ
1. Of the believer, which blames oneself whenever falls into sin or error, that you will all certainly be resurrected after death.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
أَيَحۡسَبُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجۡمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
2. After his death for Judgment.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّيَ بَنَانَهُۥ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
بَلۡ يُرِيدُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفۡجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ
3. This refers to the disbeliever, who denies the Day of Resurrection and Judgment.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
يَسۡـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوۡمُ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَخَسَفَ ٱلۡقَمَرُ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ
4. Rising from the west and losing their lights.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
يَقُولُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ يَوۡمَئِذٍ أَيۡنَ ٱلۡمَفَرُّ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوۡمَئِذٍ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقَرُّ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
يُنَبَّؤُاْ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
5. I.e., whatever good and bad deeds he committed or omitted.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
بَلِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفۡسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٞ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَوۡ أَلۡقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
لَا تُحَرِّكۡ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعۡجَلَ بِهِۦٓ
6. I.e., reciting and repeating what is revealed to you of the Qur'an before its completion.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا جَمۡعَهُۥ وَقُرۡءَانَهُۥ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَإِذَا قَرَأۡنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعۡ قُرۡءَانَهُۥ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا بَيَانَهُۥ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
كَلَّا بَلۡ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡعَاجِلَةَ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةَ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ نَّاضِرَةٌ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٞ
7. The believers will be granted the honor of actually seeing Allāh 'God' in the Hereafter life.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بَاسِرَةٞ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفۡعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٞ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِيَ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَقِيلَ مَنۡۜ رَاقٖ
8. Ruqyah’ is the practice of treating illnesses through Qur’ānic Verses, and invocations prescribed by the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ). It is a means of cure for the evil eye, magic, demons, and physical ailments.
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said: “I was shown the nations, and some Prophets passed by with a few followers, and some Prophets passed by with no followers. Then I was shown a great multitude, and I said, ‘What is this? Is this my followers?’ It was said, ‘No, this is Moses and his people.’ It was said, ‘Look at the horizon.’ There I saw a huge multitude filling the horizon. And it was said, ‘Look there, and there, on the horizons of the sky.’ There was a multitude filling the horizons. It was said, ‘This is your people, and of these, seventy thousand will enter Paradise without being brought to account.’” Then he (the Prophet ﷺ) went inside, without explaining further. The people started to discuss what he had said, saying, “We are the ones who have believed in Allāh and followed His messenger; we are they” or, “It is our children who were born in Islam.” The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) heard about what was being said, so he came out and said: “They are the ones who do not seek ruqya or use charms (the chanting or reciting of a magic spell), they do not believe in bad omens and do not treat themselves with fire; and who put their complete trust in their Lord 'Allāh' alone”.
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said: “I was shown the nations, and some Prophets passed by with a few followers, and some Prophets passed by with no followers. Then I was shown a great multitude, and I said, ‘What is this? Is this my followers?’ It was said, ‘No, this is Moses and his people.’ It was said, ‘Look at the horizon.’ There I saw a huge multitude filling the horizon. And it was said, ‘Look there, and there, on the horizons of the sky.’ There was a multitude filling the horizons. It was said, ‘This is your people, and of these, seventy thousand will enter Paradise without being brought to account.’” Then he (the Prophet ﷺ) went inside, without explaining further. The people started to discuss what he had said, saying, “We are the ones who have believed in Allāh and followed His messenger; we are they” or, “It is our children who were born in Islam.” The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) heard about what was being said, so he came out and said: “They are the ones who do not seek ruqya or use charms (the chanting or reciting of a magic spell), they do not believe in bad omens and do not treat themselves with fire; and who put their complete trust in their Lord 'Allāh' alone”.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلۡفِرَاقُ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَٱلۡتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ
9. Or it may mean: hardship and distress will be joined with another hardship and distress (i.e. distress of death, the difficulties the person faces while leaving this world and moving on to the Hereafter and of the thought as to what is going to happen to him in the Hereafter, while the people arranging for the departure of his body and angels for the departure of his soul.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوۡمَئِذٍ ٱلۡمَسَاقُ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
أَوۡلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوۡلَىٰ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
ثُمَّ أَوۡلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوۡلَىٰٓ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
أَيَحۡسَبُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتۡرَكَ سُدًى
10. I.e., without purpose and responsibility, or without returning to Allāh for account.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
أَلَمۡ يَكُ نُطۡفَةٗ مِّن مَّنِيّٖ يُمۡنَىٰ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةٗ فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
فَجَعَلَ مِنۡهُ ٱلزَّوۡجَيۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
أَلَيۡسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحۡـِۧيَ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ
11. Indeed, He 'Allāh' is Able to do all things.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Translations’ Index
Translated by Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub