يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى ۖ لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ ثَقُلَتْ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةًۭ ۗ يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِىٌّ عَنْهَا ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
How to read it
Yas''alūnaka ʻani ssāʻati 'ayyāna mur'sāhā . qul' 'innamā ʻil'muhā ʻinda rabbī . lā yujallīhā liwaq'tihā 'illā huwa . thaqulat' fī ssamāwāti wal-'ar'ḍi . lā ta''tīkum' 'illā bagh'tatan . yas''alūnaka ka'annaka ḥafiyyun ʻan'hā . qul' 'innamā ʻil'muhā ʻinda -llahi walākinna 'ak'thara nnāssi lā yaʻ'lamūna
They ask thee about the (final) Hour - when will be its appointed time? Say: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (alone): None but He can reveal as to when it will occur. Heavy were its burden through the heavens and the earth. Only, all of a sudden will it come to you." They ask thee as if thou Wert eager in search thereof: Say: "The knowledge thereof is with Allah (alone), but most men know not."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
