Oaths and judgment day
A selection of short verses containing divine oaths and descriptions of the events and faces on the Day of Judgment.
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وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
And [by] the promised Day
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And [by] the day when it appears
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا
But We see it [as] near.
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
And [by] the day when it displays it
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
And when Paradise is brought near,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."
فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ
And covered them by that which He covered.
وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
And indeed, the recompense is to occur.
فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
إِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا
Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
And believes in the best [reward],
فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
And it will come to them suddenly while they perceive [it] not.
وَٱلنَّٰشِطَٰتِ نَشْطًا
And [by] those who remove with ease
فَٱلْجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسْرًا
And those [ships] sailing with ease
وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلَٰلُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوفُهَا تَذْلِيلًا
And near above them are its shades, and its [fruit] to be picked will be lowered in compliance.
وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ
And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation
يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا عَشْرًا
They will murmur among themselves, "You remained not but ten [days in the world]."
وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
And leave the Hereafter.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
Thus. And We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.
وَإِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِم مُّصْبِحِينَ
And indeed, you pass by them in the morning
وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ
And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence -
وَٱلسَّٰبِحَٰتِ سَبْحًا
And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
He said, "Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me]."
بَلْ هُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ
But they, that Day, are in surrender.
وَحُورٌ عِينٌ
And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes,
لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ
[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ
O you who wraps himself [in clothing],
وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ أَتْرَابٌ
And with them will be women limiting [their] glances and of equal age.
فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
Then watch for the Day when the sky will bring a visible smoke.
ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَٰمٍ ءَامِنِينَ
[Having been told], "Enter it in peace, safe [and secure]."
وَقَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ هَٰذَا مَا لَدَىَّ عَتِيدٌ
And his companion, [the angel], will say, "This [record] is what is with me, prepared."
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