Quran Chapters

Chapter 75 : Al-Qiyamat – 40 Verses

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

75:1

I swear by the Day of Resurrection

75:2

Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).

75:3

Does man (a disbeliever) think that We shall not be able to put his bones together?

75:4

Why not? We are able to put together, in perfect order, the very tips of his fingers.

75:5

But man wishes to keep on doing evil in the future as well.

75:6

He questions: “When will this Day of Resurrection be?”

75:7

Well, it will come when the sight shall be dazed,
Meaning:-
Dazed: very confused and unable to think clearly

75:8

the moon will be eclipsed,

75:9

and the sun and the moon will be brought together

75:10

on that Day man will ask: “Is there any way to escape?”

75:11

By no means! No place of safety!

75:12

On that Day, the refuge will only be towards your Lord.

75:13

On that Day man shall be told about all his deeds, from the first to the last.

75:14

Indeed, man shall bear witness against himself,

75:15

Even if he presents his excuses.

75:16

Do not rush your tongue trying to memorize ˹a revelation of˺ the Quran.

75:17

It is certainly upon Us to ˹make you˺ memorize and recite it ‘the Quran’.

75:18

So once We have recited a revelation ˹through Gabriel˺, follow its recitation ˹closely˺.

75:19

Then it is surely upon Us to make it clear ˹to you˺.

75:20

Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but (you men) love the present life of this world,

75:21

And leave (neglect) the Hereafter.

75:22

On that Day, some faces shall be bright,

75:23

looking towards their Lord.

75:24

And on that Day some faces shall be gloomy,
Meaning:-
Gloomy: dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.

75:25

Thinking that some calamity was about to fall on them;

75:26

Nay, when a man’s soul is about to leave and reaches to the throat,

75:27

and those around him cry: “Is there any enchanter to help?”
Meaning:-
Enchanter: a person who uses magic or sorcery.

75:28

Then man will conclude that it was the time of departure from this world.

75:29

and ˹then˺ their feet are tied together ˹in a shroud˺.
Meaning:-
Shroud: a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.

75:30

that will be the Day of driving towards your Lord.

75:31

So he (the disbeliever) neither believed (in this Quran, in the Message of Muhammad) nor prayed!

75:32

But on the contrary, he denied the truth (this Quran and the Message of Muhammad) and turned away!

75:33

Then he walked in full pride to his family admiring himself!

75:34

(It is) more appropriate to you, then more appropriate! (i.e., punishment).

75:35

Thereafter (it is) more appropriate for you, then more appropriate!

75:36

Does man think that he will be left to wander around without any purpose?

75:37

Was he not a spermdrop ejaculated?

75:38

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

75:39

and made him either of the two sexes, male and female.

75:40

Is not He (Allah Who does that), Able to give life to the dead?