| | Shabbir Ahmed rendition of Surah The Rising of the Dead, Resurrection(al-Qiyamah)
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| 75:1 | | Nay! I call to witness the Day of Resurrection |
| 75:2 | | Nay, I call to witness the person who shows remorse after wrongdoing. (12:53. Notice the Law taking the first step instantly) |
| 75:3 | | Does the human being think that We will not assemble his bones? ((36:78), (37:16). Life goes on without its essence, the 'Self', undergoing disintegration) |
| 75:4 | | Yes indeed, Yes, We have the Power to restore even his finger tips with finger prints |
| 75:5 | | But man is after subverting his own future |
| 75:6 | | (Yet) he asks, "When will this Day of Resurrection be?" |
| 75:7 | | But when the sight is dazzled |
| 75:8 | | And the moon is darkened. (The banner of the Age of Ignorance bearing the moon logo goes down) |
| 75:9 | | And the sun and the moon are brought together. (Persia and Arabia come under one Rule. Sun being the logo on the Persian banner) |
| 75:10 | | On that Day man will wonder, "Where to flee!" (In this life and in the life to come. Verses 7-10 could easily allude to the merging of the super power of the times, Persia with the newly enlightened Arabia in 642 C.E., 10 years after the exalted Prophet's death) |
| 75:11 | | But, nay! No height to mount above the turmoil |
| 75:12 | | Unto your Lord that Day is the resting place |
| 75:13 | | On the Day when man is apprised of all his acts of commission and omission. (All he has done and left undone. All deeds that advanced him and kept him behind) |
| 75:14 | | Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself |
| 75:15 | | Even though he were to put forward all his excuses |
| 75:16 | | (Now whenever you read the verses of the Qur'an) read not in haste stirring your tongue. (20:114) |
| 75:17 | | Behold, it is up to Us to gather it (in your heart) and the reading of it. (He will bless whatever effort we put into learning it) |
| 75:18 | | Thus, when We read it, follow you the reading. (Allah has revealed the Qur'an, and bestowed upon us the faculty of understanding, hence, "When We read it." |
| 75:19 | | Then, behold! It is for Us to explain it. (The Qur'an is its own best commentary. It explains itself) |
| 75:20 | | Nay, but you love instant results |
| 75:21 | | And give little thought to the long term. ('Akhirah' = Hereafter = Life to come = Future = Long term = What follows = Subsequent = Enduring. Tomorrow is today's 'Akhira'. |
| 75:22 | | Some faces that Day will beam with happiness |
| 75:23 | | Looking up to their Lord |
| 75:24 | | And some faces on that Day will be despondent |
| 75:25 | | Expecting a back breaking calamity |
| 75:26 | | Nay, when the last breaths come up to the throat |
| 75:27 | | And those around cry, "Is there any charmer?" |
| 75:28 | | But he knows that this is the parting |
| 75:29 | | And it is pang upon pang |
| 75:30 | | That day the drive is to your Lord |
| 75:31 | | For he neither stood by the Truth, nor did he follow it. ('Sal'= To follow, like the runners-up horse closely follows the winner = To closely follow the Commands of Allah) |
| 75:32 | | Rather, he used to deny and turn away |
| 75:33 | | And then used to walk back to his folk and his ways gleefully |
| 75:34 | | This is the most befitting for you - now this is the most befitting |
| 75:35 | | Again! This is the most befitting for you - now this is the most befitting. (The impending requital befits the behavior) |
| 75:36 | | Does man think he will be left alone like a soundless broken musical string |
| 75:37 | | Was he not gametes that moved to join |
| 75:38 | | Then he became a zygote. And He shaped and fashioned him in due proportion |
| 75:39 | | And He has made of humans pairs, male and female |
| 75:40 | | Is not He, then, Able to bring the dead to life |
