| | T.B.Irving rendition of Surah The Rising of the Dead, Resurrection(al-Qiyamah)
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| 75:1 | | I do swear by Resurrection Day, |
| 75:2 | | as I swear by the rebuking soul, |
| 75:3 | | does man reckon We shall never gather his bones together [again]? |
| 75:4 | | Of course We are Capable of reshaping even his fingertips. |
| 75:5 | | Yet man wants to carouse right out in the open. |
| 75:6 | | He asks: "When will Resurrection Day be ?" |
| 75:7 | | When one´s sight is dazzled, |
| 75:8 | | and the moon is eclipsed, |
| 75:9 | | as the sun and moon are brought together, |
| 75:10 | | on that day (every)man will say: Where is there any escape? |
| 75:11 | | Of course there will be no sanctuary; |
| 75:12 | | recourse will be only with your Lord on that day. |
| 75:13 | | Man will be notified that day about anything he has sent on ahead or else held back. |
| 75:14 | | Indeed man holds evidence even against himself |
| 75:15 | | although he may proffer his excuses. |
| 75:16 | | Do not try to hurry it up with your tongue; |
| 75:17 | | it is up to Us to collect it, as well as [to know how] to recite it. |
| 75:18 | | So whenever We do read it, follow in its reading; |
| 75:19 | | it is then We Who must explain it! |
| 75:20 | | Indeed how you (all) love the fleeting present |
| 75:21 | | while you neglect the Hereafter! |
| 75:22 | | Some faces will be radiant on that day, |
| 75:23 | | looking toward their Lord; |
| 75:24 | | while other faces will be scowling on that day, |
| 75:25 | | thinking that some impoverishing blow will be dealt them. |
| 75:26 | | Indeed when it reaches as high as one´s collarbone |
| 75:27 | | and someone says: "Who is such a wizard?", |
| 75:28 | | he will suppose that it means leave-taking |
| 75:29 | | while one shin will twist around the other shin [to keep it from moving]; |
| 75:30 | | towards your Lord will the Drive be on that day! |
| 75:31 | | He was not trusting and did not pray, |
| 75:32 | | but said: "No!" and turned away. |
| 75:33 | | Then he stalked off haughtily to his family, |
| 75:34 | | [though] closer to you and even closer! |
| 75:35 | | Then closer to you [lies your doom] and still closer! |
| 75:36 | | Does man reckon he´ll be left forlorn? |
| 75:37 | | Was he not once a drop of ejected semen? |
| 75:38 | | Then he became a clot, so [God] created and fashioned [him] |
| 75:39 | | and made him into two sexes, male and female. |
| 75:40 | | Is such a Being not Able to revive the dead? |
