بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌۭ
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
bali l-insānu ʿalā nafsihi baṣīratun
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Al-Qiyamah · verse 14 of 40
Surah Al-Qiyamah, verse 14
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5 words1بَلِbaliNay
2ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānu[The] man
3عَلَىٰʿalāagainst
4نَفْسِهِۦnafsihihimself
5بَصِيرَةٌۭbaṣīratun(will be) a witness
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To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
Man will be informed that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌۭ
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ
Even if he presents his excuses.
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muḥammad], to hasten with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān].