Surah “The Rising of the Dead, Resurrection”

as rendered by Faridul Haque — 40 verses

I swear by the Day of Resurrection
And by oath of the soul that reproaches itself
Does man assume that We will never assemble his bones
Surely yes, why not? We can properly make all his phalanxes
In fact man wishes to commit evil in front of Him
He asks, “When will be the Day of Resurrection?”
So when the eyes will be blinded by light
And the moon will be eclipsed
And the sun and the moon will be united
On that day man will cry out, “Where shall I flee?”
Never! There is no refuge
On that day, the station is only towards your Lord
On that day, man will be informed of all what he sent ahead and left behind
In fact, man himself is keeping an eye on his state of affairs
And even if he presents all the excuses he has, none will be listened to
O dear Prophet (Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), do not cause your tongue to move along with the Qur’an in order to learn it faster
Indeed assembling the Qur’an and reading it are upon Us
So when We have read it, you should thereupon follow what is read
Then indeed, to explain its details to you is upon Us
None except you, O disbelievers – you love what you have, the fleeting one
And you have forsaken the Hereafter
On that day, some faces will shine with freshness
Looking toward their Lord
And on that day some faces will be ghastly
Knowing that they will be subjected to a torment that breaks the backs
Yes indeed, when the soul will reach up to the throat
And they will say, “Is there any one – any magician?”
And he will realise that this is the parting
And one shin will curl up with the other shin
On that day, the herding will be only towards your Lord
Neither did he believe it to be true, nor did he offer the prayer
But he denied and turned away
Then he went back to his home in pride
Your ruin has come close, still closer
Again your ruin has come close, still closer
Does man assume that he will be let loose
Was he not just a drop of the semen that is discharged
He then became a clot – so Allah created him, then made him proper
So created from him a pair, the male and female
So will He, Who has done all this, not be able to revive the dead