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

82. The Cleaving (Al-Infitar)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

When the heaven is cleft asunder, 

And when the stars become dispersed, 

And when the rivers are made to flow forth, 

And when the graves are laid open -- 

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

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

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

Into whatever form He pleases He casts thee. 

<section begin="82:9"/>Nay, but you give the lie to the Judgment, <section end="82:9"/>

<section begin="82:10"/>And surely there are keepers over you, <section end="82:10"/>

<section begin="82:11"/>Honourable recorders, <section end="82:11"/>

<section begin="82:12"/>They know what you do. <section end="82:12"/>

<section begin="82:13"/>Surely the righteous are in bliss, <section end="82:13"/>

<section begin="82:14"/>And the wicked are truly in burning Fire -- <section end="82:14"/>

<section begin="82:15"/>They will enter it on the day of judgment, <section end="82:15"/>

<section begin="82:16"/>And will not be absent from it. <section end="82:16"/>

<section begin="82:17"/>And what will make thee realize what the day of Judgment is? <section end="82:17"/>

<section begin="82:18"/>Again, what will make thee realize what the day of Judgment is? <section end="82:18"/>

<section begin="82:19"/>The day when no soul controls aught for another soul. And the command on that day is Allah's. <section end="82:19"/>