القيامة

Al-Qiyaama

The Resurrection

Revelation

Meccan

Verses

40 verses

Ruku

2 ruku

Order of revelation

31st revealed

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ

   Pickthall

   Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;

2. 2

   وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ

   Pickthall

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

3. 3

   أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ

   Pickthall

   Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones?

4. 4

   بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ

   Pickthall

   Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!

5. 5

   بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ

   Pickthall

   But man would fain deny what is before him.

6. 6

   يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ

   Pickthall

   He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection?

7. 7

   فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ

   Pickthall

   But when sight is confounded

8. 8

   وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ

   Pickthall

   And the moon is eclipsed

9. 9

   وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ

   Pickthall

   And sun and moon are united,

10. 10

    يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ

    Pickthall

    On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!

11. 11

    كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ

    Pickthall

    Alas! No refuge!

12. 12

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ

    Pickthall

    Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.

13. 13

    يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ

    Pickthall

    On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.

14. 14

    بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ

    Pickthall

    Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,

15. 15

    وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ

    Pickthall

    Although he tender his excuses.

16. 16

    لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ

    Pickthall

    Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.

17. 17

    إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ

    Pickthall

    Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.

18. 18

    فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ

    Pickthall

    And when We read it, follow thou the reading;

19. 19

    ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ

    Pickthall

    Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.

20. 20

    كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ

    Pickthall

    Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now

21. 21

    وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ

    Pickthall

    And neglect the Hereafter.

22. 22

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ

    Pickthall

    That day will faces be resplendent,

23. 23

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ

    Pickthall

    Looking toward their Lord;

24. 24

    وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ

    Pickthall

    And that day will other faces be despondent,

25. 25

    تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ

    Pickthall

    Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.

26. 26

    كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ

    Pickthall

    Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat

27. 27

    وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ

    Pickthall

    And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now)?

28. 28

    وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ

    Pickthall

    And he knoweth that it is the parting;

29. 29

    وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ

    Pickthall

    And agony is heaped on agony;

30. 30

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ

    Pickthall

    Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.

31. 31

    فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ

    Pickthall

    For he neither trusted, nor prayed.

32. 32

    وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    Pickthall

    But he denied and flouted.

33. 33

    ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ

    Pickthall

    Then went he to his folk with glee.

34. 34

    أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ

    Pickthall

    Nearer unto thee and nearer,

35. 35

    ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ

    Pickthall

    Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).

36. 36

    أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى

    Pickthall

    Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless?

37. 37

    أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ

    Pickthall

    Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth?

38. 38

    ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

    Pickthall

    Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned

39. 39

    فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

    Pickthall

    And made of him a pair, the male and female.

40. 40

    أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ

    Pickthall

    Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life?

About Surah Al-Qiyamah

Also written Qiyamah

Surah Al-Qiyamah is the 75th surah of the Quran: a Makki surah of 40 verses in para 29.

It answers those who think their bones will not be gathered: Allah is able to restore even their fingertips (75:3–4), tells the Prophet ﷺ not to hurry his tongue to memorise the Quran (75:16–19), and describes faces radiant on that Day, looking at their Lord (75:22–23).

What is the meaning of Surah Al-Qiyamah?

Al-Qiyamah means “the Resurrection”, by whose Day it opens with an oath (75:1).

How many verses are in Surah Al-Qiyamah?

Surah Al-Qiyamah has 40 verses (ayat) in 2 ruku.

Is Surah Al-Qiyamah Makki or Madani?

It is a Makki (Meccan) surah, revealed in Mecca before the Hijrah. It was the 31st surah to be revealed.

Which para is Surah Al-Qiyamah in?

It is in para (juz) 29 of the Quran.

Can I read Surah Al-Qiyamah with transliteration?

Yes. Open Display (the sliders icon above the verses) and turn on Transliteration to show the Arabic in Latin letters beneath each verse, or Word by word for the meaning of every word. The tafsir (commentary) of any verse opens from the book icon beside it.