The Holy Qur'an (Maulana Muhammad Ali)/82. The Cleaving

82. The Cleaving (Al-Infitar)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

¹ When the heaven is cleft asunder,

² And when the stars become dispersed,

³ And when the rivers are made to flow forth,

⁴ And when the graves are laid open --

⁵ Every soul will know what it has sent before and what it has held back.

⁶ O man, what beguiles thee from thy Lord, the Gracious?

⁷ Who created thee, then made thee complete, then made thee in a right good state --

⁸ Into whatever form He pleases He casts thee.

⁹ Nay, but you give the lie to the Judgment,

¹⁰ And surely there are keepers over you,

¹¹ Honourable recorders,

¹² They know what you do.

¹³ Surely the righteous are in bliss,

¹⁴ And the wicked are truly in burning Fire --

¹⁵ They will enter it on the day of judgment,

¹⁶ And will not be absent from it.

¹⁷ And what will make thee realize what the day of Judgment is?

¹⁸ Again, what will make thee realize what the day of Judgment is?

¹⁹ The day when no soul controls aught for another soul. And the command on that day is Allah's.