| | Linda “iLHam” Barto rendition of Surah The Rising of the Dead, Resurrection(al-Qiyamah)
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| 75:1 | | I call to witness the Day of Resurrection. |
| 75:2 | | I call to witness the self-reproaching spirit. |
| 75:3 | | Does humanity think that We cannot assemble his/her bones? |
| 75:4 | | Certainly, We are able to put together in perfect order even the very tips of his/her fingers. |
| 75:5 | | But humanity prefers to debase whatever is in front of him/her. |
| 75:6 | | The question is asked, “When is the Day of Resurrection?” |
| 75:7 | | When the sight is dazed! |
| 75:8 | | And the moon is eclipsed! |
| 75:9 | | And the sun and moon merge! |
| 75:10 | | That day people will ask, “Where do we go for refuge?” |
| 75:11 | | By no means will there be a place of safety. |
| 75:12 | | To your Lord, that day, will be destiny. |
| 75:13 | | That day humanity will be confronted with every positive and every negative deed. |
| 75:14 | | Every person will be his/her own witness,… |
| 75:15 | | …even if he/she makes excuses. |
| 75:16 | | Do not move your tongue in haste while reciting the Qur’an [without taking time to understand it]. |
| 75:17 | | It is up to Us to render it and to recite it. |
| 75:18 | | Once We have recited it, follow its narration. |
| 75:19 | | Then it is up to Us to explain it. |
| 75:20 | | Bunk! (People) love this fleeting life… |
| 75:21 | | …and ignore the hereafter. |
| 75:22 | | Some faces that day [of resurrection] will beam,… |
| 75:23 | | …looking towards their Lord. |
| 75:24 | | Some faces that day will be dismal… |
| 75:25 | | …in the thought of some calamity about to be inflicted. |
| 75:26 | | Undoubtedly, when (the final breath) reaches the throat,… |
| 75:27 | | …there will be a cry: “Who can save?” |
| 75:28 | | (The dying person) will conclude that it is his/her turn to go. |
| 75:29 | | One leg is joined with the other leg [as death pulls the soul from the body]. |
| 75:30 | | On that day, compulsion will be to your Lord! |
| 75:31 | | He/she gave nothing in charity and never prayed. |
| 75:32 | | On the contrary, he/she rejected truth and ignored it. |
| 75:33 | | He/she arrogantly returned to his/her family [with its poor, family values]. |
| 75:34 | | Woe to you! Yes, woe! |
| 75:35 | | Again, woe to you! Yes, woe! |
| 75:36 | | Does humanity think that he/she will be left disregarded? |
| 75:37 | | Was he/she not a single cell of sperm emitted? |
| 75:38 | | He/she then became a clot clinging [to the uterine wall]. (Allah) designed (humanity) in due proportion. |
| 75:39 | | Of him He made two genders –male and female. |
| 75:40 | | Does He not then have the power to give life to the dead? |
