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Surah Al-Qiyamah

The Resurrection · 40 ayahs · Makkah · Juz 29 · Page 577

سورة القيامة

Surah Al-Qiyamah

Surah Al-Qiyamah is chapter 75 of the Quran, with 40 ayahs, revealed in Makkah. The surah begins in juz 29, on page 577 of the Madinah mushaf. Its name means “The Resurrection”, and it was the 31th surah to be revealed. The Arabic follows the Uthmani text from Tanzil and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2).

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

75:1

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 1

لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ

I swear by the Day of Resurrection

Quran 75:1 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:2

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 2

وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ

And I swear by the reproaching soul[1800] [to the certainty of resurrection].

Translator's notes

[1800] i.e., that of the believer, which blames him when he falls into sin or error.

Quran 75:2 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:3

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 3

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ

Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?

Quran 75:3 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:4

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 4

بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ

Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.

Quran 75:4 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:5

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 5

بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ

But man desires to continue in sin.[1801]

Translator's notes

[1801] Literally, "to sin ahead of him." This refers to the disbeliever, who denies the Day of Account.

Quran 75:5 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:6

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 6

يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ

He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"

Quran 75:6 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:7

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 7

فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ

So when vision is dazzled

Quran 75:7 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:8

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 8

وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ

And the moon darkens

Quran 75:8 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:9

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 9

وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ

And the sun and the moon are joined,

Quran 75:9 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:10

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 10

يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ

Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"

Quran 75:10 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:11

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 11

كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ

No! There is no refuge.

Quran 75:11 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:12

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 12

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ

To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.

Quran 75:12 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:13

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 13

يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ

Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead[1802] and kept back.[1803]

Translator's notes

[1802] i.e., his deeds, which await him in the Hereafter. [1803] i.e., that which he did not do or which he delayed.

Quran 75:13 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:14

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 14

بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ

Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,[1804]

Translator's notes

[1804] As described in 36:65 and 41:20-23.

Quran 75:14 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:15

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 15

وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ

Even if he presents his excuses.

Quran 75:15 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:16

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 16

لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ

Move not your tongue with it, [O Muḥammad], to hasten with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān].

Quran 75:16 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:17

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 17

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ

Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.

Quran 75:17 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:18

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 18

فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ

So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.

Quran 75:18 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:19

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 19

ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ

Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].

Quran 75:19 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:20

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 20

كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ

No! But you [i.e., mankind] love the immediate

Quran 75:20 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:21

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 21

وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ

And leave [i.e., neglect] the Hereafter.

Quran 75:21 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:22

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 22

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ

[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,

Quran 75:22 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:23

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 23

إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ

Looking at their Lord.[1805]

Translator's notes

[1805] The people of Paradise will actually see their Creator in the Hereafter.

Quran 75:23 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:24

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 24

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ

And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,

Quran 75:24 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:25

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 25

تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ

Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.

Quran 75:25 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:26

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 26

كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ

No! When it [i.e., the soul] has reached the collar bones[1806]

Translator's notes

[1806] At the time it is about to leave the body when one is on the verge of death.

Quran 75:26 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:27

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 27

وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ

And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"

Quran 75:27 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:28

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 28

وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ

And he [i.e., the dying one] is certain that it is the [time of] separation

Quran 75:28 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:29

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 29

وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ

And the leg is wound about the leg,[1807]

Translator's notes

[1807] From the difficulties the person faces at death or his sudden awareness of the realities of both this world and the Hereafter. It may also refer to his shrouding after death.

Quran 75:29 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:30

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 30

إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ

To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.[1808]

Translator's notes

[1808] Literally, "driving" or "herding" or "the place to which one is driven."

Quran 75:30 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:31

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 31

فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ

And he [i.e., the disbeliever] had not believed, nor had he prayed.

Quran 75:31 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:32

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 32

وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

But [instead], he denied and turned away.

Quran 75:32 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:33

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 33

ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ

And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].

Quran 75:33 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:34

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 34

أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ

Woe to you, and woe!

Quran 75:34 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:35

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 35

ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ

Then woe to you, and woe!

Quran 75:35 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:36

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 36

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى

Does man think that he will be left neglected?[1809]

Translator's notes

[1809] i.e., to no end, without responsibility, or without being returned to the Creator for judgement.

Quran 75:36 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:37

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 37

أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ

Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?

Quran 75:37 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:38

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 38

ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allāh] created [his form] and proportioned [him]

Quran 75:38 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:39

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 39

فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

And made of him two mates, the male and the female.

Quran 75:39 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

75:40

Al-Qiyamah · Ayah 40

أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ

Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?

Quran 75:40 (Al-Qiyamah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

Frequently asked questions

How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Qiyamah?

40 ayahs. Al-Qiyamah is chapter 75 and was revealed in Makkah.

Which juz is Surah Al-Qiyamah in?

Juz 29. Its first ayah is on page 577 of the Madinah mushaf.

What does the name Al-Qiyamah mean?

The name Al-Qiyamah means “The Resurrection”.

Where do the Arabic text and the translation come from?

The Arabic is the Tanzil Uthmani text (version 1.1) and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2). Both are shown exactly as published, unchanged.

Text sources

  • Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes

  • Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2

  • Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0