Al-Inshiqaq

Quand le ciel se déchirera.

When the sky has split [open]

et obéira à son Seigneur - et fera ce qu’il doit faire -

And has listened [i.e., responded] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]

et que la terre sera nivelée,

And when the earth has been extended

et qu’elle rejettera ce qui est en son sein (les morts) et se videra,

And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it].

et qu’elle obéira à son Seigneur - et fera ce qu’elle doit faire -

And has listened [i.e., responded] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -

Ô homme ! Toi qui t’efforces vers ton Seigneur sans relâche, tu Le rencontreras alors.

O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.

Celui qui recevra son livre en sa main droite,

Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,

sera soumis à un jugement facile,

He will be judged with an easy account

et retournera réjoui auprès de sa famille.

And return to his people in happiness.

Quant à celui qui recevra son livre derrière son dos,

But as for he who is given his record behind his back,

il invoquera la destruction sur lui-même,

He will cry out for destruction

et il brûlera dans un feu ardent.

And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.

Car il était tout joyeux parmi les siens,

Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;

et il pensait que jamais il ne ressusciterait.

Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allāh].

Mais si ! Certes, son Seigneur l’observait parfaitement.

But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever, of him, Seeing.

Non !... Je jure par le crépuscule,

So I swear by the twilight glow

et par la nuit et ce qu’elle enveloppe,

And [by] the night and what it envelops

et par la lune quand elle devient pleine-lune !

And [by] the moon when it becomes full

Vous passerez, certes, par des états successifs !

[That] you will surely embark upon [i.e., experience] state after state.

Qu’ont-ils à ne pas croire ?

So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,

et à ne pas se prosterner quand le Coran leur est lu ?

And when the Qur’ān is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allāh]?

Mais ceux qui ne croient pas, le traitent plutôt de mensonge.

But those who have disbelieved deny,

Or, Allah sait bien ce qu’ils dissimulent.

And Allāh is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.

Annonce-leur donc un châtiment douloureux.

So give them tidings of a painful punishment,

Sauf ceux qui croient et accomplissent les bonnes œuvres: à eux une récompense jamais interrompue.

Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.