Quran 75:2

Surah Al-Qiyamah, Verse 2

Verse 2 of 40 in Surah Al-Qiyamah (القيامة), chapter 75 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ

EnglishSaheeh International: And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
TamilJan Trust Foundation: நிந்தித்துக் கொண்டிருக்கும் ஆன்மாவின் மீதும் நான் சத்தியம் செய்கின்றேன்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: තවද දොස් නගන ආත්මය මත දිවුරමි.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: اور قسم کھاتا ہوں اس نفس کی جو ملامت کرنے واﻻ ہو.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: また，自責する魂において誓う。
ChineseMa Jian: 我以自责的灵魂盟誓，

Tafsir of 75:2

Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Oath about the Final Return on the Day of Resurrection and the Refutation against the Plots It has been mentioned previously on more than one occasion that if the thing that is being sworn about is something that is being negated, then it is permissible to use the word "La" (Nay) before the oath to emphasize the negation. Here, what is being sworn about is the affirmation of the final abode and the refutation against the claim of the ignorant that the resurrection of bodies will not occur. This is why Allah says, لاَ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيَمَةِ - وَلاَ أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ (Nay! I swear by the Day of Resurrection. And nay! I swear by An-Nafs Al-Lawwamah.) Qatadah said, "This means, I swear by both of these things." This has also been reported from Ibn `Abbas and Sa`id bin Jubayr. Concerning the Day of Judgement, it is well known what it is. In reference to An-Nafs Al-Lawwamah, Qurrah bin Khalid reported from Al-Hasan Al-Basri that he said about this Ayah, "Verily, by Allah, we think that every believer blames himself.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)