75. Al-Qiyaamaالقيامة

The Resurrection · Meccan · 40 ayahs · 2 rukus

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

لَاۤ اُقْسِمُ بِیَوْمِ الْقِیٰمَةِ ۟ۙلَاۤ اُقۡسِمُ بِيَوۡمِ الۡقِيٰمَةِ

By the Day of Resurrection,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَلَاۤ اُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ ۟ؕوَلَاۤ اُقۡسِمُ بِالنَّفۡسِ اللَّوَّامَةِؕ

and by the self-reproaching soul!

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

اَیَحْسَبُ الْاِنْسَانُ اَلَّنْ نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهٗ ۟ؕاَيَحۡسَبُ الۡاِنۡسَانُ اَلَّنۡ نَّجۡمَعَ عِظَامَهٗؕ‏

Does man think that We cannot [resurrect him and] bring his bones together again?

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

بَلٰى قٰدِرِیْنَ عَلٰۤی اَنْ نُّسَوِّیَ بَنَانَهٗ ۟بَلٰى قٰدِرِيۡنَ عَلٰٓى اَنۡ نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهٗ

Indeed, We have the power to restore his very finger tips!

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

بَلْ یُرِیْدُ الْاِنْسَانُ لِیَفْجُرَ اَمَامَهٗ ۟ۚبَلۡ يُرِيۡدُ الۡاِنۡسَانُ لِيَفۡجُرَ اَمَامَهٗ‌ۚ‏

Yet man wants to deny what is ahead of him:

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

یَسْـَٔلُ اَیَّانَ یَوْمُ الْقِیٰمَةِ ۟ؕيَسۡئَـلُ اَيَّانَ يَوۡمُ الۡقِيٰمَةِؕ

he asks, ‘When is this Day of Resurrection to be?’

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

فَاِذَا بَرِقَ الْبَصَرُ ۟ۙفَاِذَا بَرِقَ الۡبَصَرُۙ

But [on that Day], when mortal sight is confounded,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَخَسَفَ الْقَمَرُ ۟ۙوَخَسَفَ الۡقَمَرُۙ

and the moon is eclipsed,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَجُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ ۟ۙوَجُمِعَ الشَّمۡسُ وَالۡقَمَرُۙ

when the sun and the moon are brought together,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

یَقُوْلُ الْاِنْسَانُ یَوْمَىِٕذٍ اَیْنَ الْمَفَرُّ ۟ۚيَقُوۡلُ الۡاِنۡسَانُ يَوۡمَئِذٍ اَيۡنَ الۡمَفَرُّ‌

on that Day man will ask, ‘Where can I escape?’

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ ۟ؕكَلَّا لَا وَزَرَؕ‏

But there is nowhere to take refuge:

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

اِلٰى رَبِّكَ یَوْمَىِٕذِ ١لْمُسْتَقَرُّ ۟ؕاِلٰى رَبِّكَ يَوۡمَئِذِ اۨلۡمُسۡتَقَرُّ

on that Day, to your Lord alone is the recourse.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

یُنَبَّؤُا الْاِنْسَانُ یَوْمَىِٕذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَاَخَّرَ ۟ؕيُنَبَّؤُا الۡاِنۡسَانُ يَوۡمَئِذٍۢ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَاَخَّرَؕ

On that Day, man will be told of all that he has sent before and what he has left behind.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

بَلِ الْاِنْسَانُ عَلٰی نَفْسِهٖ بَصِیْرَةٌ ۟ۙبَلِ الۡاِنۡسَانُ عَلٰى نَفۡسِهٖ بَصِيۡرَةٌ

Indeed, man shall be a witness against himself,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَّلَوْ اَلْقٰى مَعَاذِیْرَهٗ ۟ؕوَّلَوۡ اَلۡقٰى مَعَاذِيۡرَهٗؕ

in spite of all the excuses he may offer.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

Tafseer of 75:1–15

Man has the innate capacity to distinguish between good and evil. By his very nature he wants anyone indulging in evil to be punished and anyone doing righteous deeds to be rewarded. It is this consciousness which is called in the Quran the self-reproaching soul or an-nafs al-lawwamah. This faculty bears testimony at the psychological level to the reality of the world of the Hereafter. If, in spite of this inner testimony, an individual does not fulfill its demands, it means that he negates what he has already accepted.

لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهٖ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهٖ ۟ؕلَا تُحَرِّكۡ بِهٖ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعۡجَلَ بِهٖؕ‏

[Prophet], do not move your tongue too fast in your attempt to learn this revelation:

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

اِنَّ عَلَیْنَا جَمْعَهٗ وَقُرْاٰنَهٗ ۟ۚۖاِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا جَمۡعَهٗ وَقُرۡاٰنَهٗۚ

We Ourself shall see to its collection and recital.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

فَاِذَا قَرَاْنٰهُ فَاتَّبِعْ قُرْاٰنَهٗ ۟ۚفَاِذَا قَرَاۡنٰهُ فَاتَّبِعۡ قُرۡاٰنَهٗ‌ۚ

When We have recited it, follow its words attentively;

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

ثُمَّ اِنَّ عَلَیْنَا بَیَانَهٗ ۟ؕثُمَّ اِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا بَيَانَهٗؕ

and then, it will be for Us to make its meaning clear.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

Tafseer of 75:16–19

When revelations, wahi, were made to the Prophet Muhammad, he used to make haste to receive them. Here, he has been asked not to do this. It is further stated that he should pay full attention to that part of the Quran which had already been revealed and which had already been addressed to him and should not concern himself with that portion which had not till then been revealed and had not been addressed to him. This shows that the individual should pay the fullest attention only to that portion of the Quran for which he is accountable at that moment. To make a point of seeking out that portion of the Quran for which he has not yet been made accountable, is being over-hasty and is entirely against Quranic wisdom.

كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّوْنَ الْعَاجِلَةَ ۟ۙكَلَّا بَلۡ تُحِبُّوۡنَ الۡعَاجِلَةَ

Truly, you love immediate gain

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَتَذَرُوْنَ الْاٰخِرَةَ ۟ؕوَتَذَرُوۡنَ الۡاٰخِرَةَ

and neglect the Hereafter.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وُجُوْهٌ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ ۟ۙوُجُوۡهٌ يَّوۡمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ

Some faces will be radiant on that Day,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

اِلٰى رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ ۟ۚاِلٰى رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ‌

looking towards their Lord;

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَوُجُوْهٌ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ ۟ۙوَوُجُوۡهٌ يَّوۡمَئِذٍۢ بَاسِرَةٌ

and some faces will on that Day be gloomy,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

تَظُنُّ اَنْ یُّفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ ۟ؕتَظُنُّ اَنۡ يُّفۡعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ

dreading some great affliction.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

كَلَّاۤ اِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِیَ ۟ۙكَلَّاۤ اِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِىَۙ

But when [man’s soul] reaches the throat,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَقِیْلَ مَنْ ٚ— رَاقٍ ۟ۙوَقِيۡلَ مَن ۜ رَاقٍۙ

and when it is asked: ‘Could any magician save him now?’;

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَّظَنَّ اَنَّهُ الْفِرَاقُ ۟ۙوَّظَنَّ اَنَّهُ الۡفِرَاقُۙ

and he knows that it is the time of parting;

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَالْتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِ ۟ۙوَالۡتَفَّتِ السَّاقُ بِالسَّاقِۙ

when his legs are brought together [when affliction is combined with affliction];

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

اِلٰى رَبِّكَ یَوْمَىِٕذِ ١لْمَسَاقُ ۟ؕ۠اِلٰى رَبِّكَ يَوۡمَئِذِ اۨلۡمَسَاقُؕ

on that Day he will be driven towards your Lord!

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

Tafseer of 75:20–30

There is only one reason for neglect of the Hereafter and that is the desire to obtain an immediate reward for all one’s striving (kalla bal tuhibbuna’l ‘ajilah). In relation to the Hereafter, the result of one’s actions seems infinitely remote. Therefore, man disregards it. But in relation to this world, instant gratification appears to be a distinct possibility, so man rushes towards it. It is obvious that ultimately death overtakes every human being and nullifies all successes. Yet nobody learns a lesson from this, until he himself faces death—which takes away all opportunities for learning lessons.

فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلّٰى ۟ۙفَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلّٰىۙ

تو اس (ناعاقبت) اندیش نے نہ تو (کلام خدا) کی تصدیق کی نہ نماز پڑھی

وَلٰكِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰى ۟ۙوَلٰڪِنۡ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰىۙ

بلکہ جھٹلایا اور منہ پھیر لیا

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ اِلٰۤی اَهْلِهٖ یَتَمَطّٰى ۟ؕثُمَّ ذَهَبَ اِلٰٓى اَهۡلِهٖ يَتَمَطّٰىؕ

پھر اپنے گھر والوں کے پاس اکڑتا ہوا چل دیا

اَوْلٰى لَكَ فَاَوْلٰى ۟ۙاَوۡلٰى لَكَ فَاَوۡلٰىۙ

افسوس ہے تجھ پر پھر افسوس ہے

ثُمَّ اَوْلٰى لَكَ فَاَوْلٰى ۟ؕثُمَّ اَوۡلٰى لَكَ فَاَوۡلٰىؕ

پھر افسوس ہے تجھ پر پھر افسوس ہے

اَیَحْسَبُ الْاِنْسَانُ اَنْ یُّتْرَكَ سُدًی ۟ؕاَيَحۡسَبُ الۡاِنۡسَانُ اَنۡ يُّتۡرَكَ سُدًىؕ

کیا انسان خیال کرتا ہے کہ یوں ہی چھوڑ دیا جائے گا؟

اَلَمْ یَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّنْ مَّنِیٍّ یُّمْنٰى ۟ۙاَلَمۡ يَكُ نُطۡفَةً مِّنۡ مَّنِىٍّ يُّمۡنٰىۙ

کیا وہ منی کا جو رحم میں ڈالی جاتی ہے ایک قطرہ نہ تھا؟

ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوّٰى ۟ۙثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوّٰىۙ

پھر لوتھڑا ہوا پھر (خدا نے) اس کو بنایا پھر (اس کے اعضا کو) درست کیا

فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَیْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْاُنْثٰی ۟ؕفَجَعَلَ مِنۡهُ الزَّوۡجَيۡنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالۡاُنۡثٰىؕ

پھر اس کی دو قسمیں بنائیں (ایک) مرد اور (ایک) عورت

اَلَیْسَ ذٰلِكَ بِقٰدِرٍ عَلٰۤی اَنْ یُّحْیِ الْمَوْتٰى ۟۠اَلَيۡسَ ذٰلِكَ بِقٰدِرٍ عَلٰٓى اَنۡ يُّحۡـىِۦَ الۡمَوۡتٰى

کیا اس خالق کو اس بات پر قدرت نہیں کہ مردوں کو جلا اُٹھائے؟

Tafseer of 75:31–40