How to memorize Surah Al-Qiyamah

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Recited by Mishary Rashid Alafasy

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Surah Al-Qiyamah: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 75:1

   لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ

   Laaa uqsimu bi yawmil qiyaamah

   I do swear by the Day of Judgment!

2. 75:2

   وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ

   Wa laaa uqsimu bin nafsil lawwaamah

   And I do swear by the self-reproaching soul!

3. 75:3

   أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ

   Ayahsabul insaanu al lan najm'a 'izaamah

   Do people think We cannot reassemble their bones?

4. 75:4

   بَلَىٰ قَـٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ

   Balaa qaadireena 'alaaa an nusawwiya banaanah

   Yes ˹indeed˺! We are ˹most˺ capable of restoring ˹even˺ their very fingertips.

5. 75:5

   بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ

   Bal yureedul insaanu liyafjura amaamah

   Still people want to deny what is yet to come

6. 75:6

   يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ

   Yas'alu ayyyaana yawmul qiyaamah

   asking ˹mockingly˺, “When is this Day of Judgment?”

7. 75:7

   فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ

   Fa izaa bariqal basar

   But when the sight is stunned

8. 75:8

   وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ

   Wa khasafal qamar

   and the moon is dimmed

9. 75:9

   وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ

   Wa jumi'ash shamusu wal qamar

   and the sun and the moon are brought together

10. 75:10

    يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ

    Yaqoolul insaanu yaw ma 'izin aynal mafarr

    on that Day one will cry, “Where is the escape?”

11. 75:11

    كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ

    Kallaa laa wazar

    But no! There will be no refuge.

12. 75:12

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ

    Ilaa rabbika yawma 'izinil mustaqarr

    On that Day all will end up before your Lord.

13. 75:13

    يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ

    Yunabba 'ul insaanu yawma 'izim bimaa qaddama wa akhkhar

    All will then be informed of what they have sent forth and left behind.

14. 75:14

    بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ

    Balil insaanu 'alaa nafsihee baseerah

    In fact, people will testify against their own souls

15. 75:15

    وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ

    Wa law alqaa ma'aazeerah

    despite the excuses they come up with.

16. 75:16

    لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ

    Laa tuharrik bihee lisaa naka lita'jala bih

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

17. 75:17

    إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ

    Inna 'alainaa jam'ahoo wa qur aanah

    It is certainly upon Us to ˹make you˺ memorize and recite it.

18. 75:18

    فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَـٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ

    Fa izaa qaraanaahu fattabi' qur aanah

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

19. 75:19

    ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ

    Summa inna 'alainaa bayaanah

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

20. 75:20

    كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ

    Kallaa bal tuhibboonal 'aajilah

    But no! In fact, you love this fleeting world

21. 75:21

    وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ

    Wa tazaroonal Aakhirah

    and neglect the Hereafter.

22. 75:22

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ

    Wujoohuny yawma 'izin naadirah

    On that Day ˹some˺ faces will be bright

23. 75:23

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ

    Ilaa rabbihaa naazirah

    looking at their Lord.

24. 75:24

    وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ

    Wa wujoohuny yawma 'izim baasirah

    And ˹other˺ faces will be gloomy

25. 75:25

    تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ

    Tazunnu any yuf'ala bihaa faaqirah

    anticipating something devastating to befall them.

26. 75:26

    كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ

    Kallaaa izaa balaghatit taraaqee

    But no! ˹Beware of the day˺ when the soul reaches the collar bone ˹as it leaves˺

27. 75:27

    وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍ

    Wa qeela man raaq

    and it will be said, “Is there any healer ˹who can save this life˺?”

28. 75:28

    وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ

    Wa zanna annahul firaaq

    And the dying person realizes it is ˹their˺ time to depart

29. 75:29

    وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ

    Waltaffatis saaqu bissaaq

    and ˹then˺ their feet are tied together ˹in a shroud˺.

30. 75:30

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ

    Ilaa rabbika yawma'izinil masaaq

    On that day they will be driven to your Lord ˹alone˺.

31. 75:31

    فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ

    Falaa saddaqa wa laa sallaa

    This denier neither believed nor prayed

32. 75:32

    وَلَـٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    Wa laakin kazzaba wa tawalla

    but persisted in denial and turned away

33. 75:33

    ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ

    Summa zahaba ilaaa ahlihee yatamatta

    then went to their own people, walking boastfully.

34. 75:34

    أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ

    Awlaa laka fa awlaa

    Woe to you, and more woe!

35. 75:35

    ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ

    Summa awlaa laka fa awla

    Again, woe to you, and even more woe!

36. 75:36

    أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى

    Ayahsabul insaanu anyytraka sudaa

    Do people think they will be left without purpose?

37. 75:37

    أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ

    Alam yaku nutfatam mim maniyyiny yumnaa

    Were they not ˹once˺ a sperm-drop emitted?

38. 75:38

    ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

    Summa kaana 'alaqata fakhalaq fasawwaa

    Then they became a clinging clot ˹of blood˺, then He developed and perfected their form

39. 75:39

    فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

    Faja'ala minhuz zawjayniz zakara wal unsaa

    producing from it both sexes, male and female.

40. 75:40

    أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ

    Alaisa zaalika biqaadirin 'alaaa any yuhyiyal mawtaa

    Is such ˹a Creator˺ unable to bring the dead back to life?

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
• Transliteration is only a reading aid. Learn the exact pronunciation from the recitation or a teacher.