1. When the sky is rent
asunder,
2. And hearkens to (the Command
of) its Lord, and it must needs
(do so);-
3. And when the earth is
flattened out,
4. And casts forth what is
within it and becomes (clean)
empty,
5. And hearkens to (the Command
of) its Lord,- and it must needs
(do so);- (then will come Home
the full reality).
6. O thou man! Verily thou art
ever toiling on towards thy
Lord- painfully toiling,- but
thou shalt meet Him.
7. Then he who is given his
Record in his right hand,
8. Soon will his account be
taken by an easy reckoning,
9. And he will turn to his
people, rejoicing!
10. But he who is given his
Record behind his back,-
11. Soon will he cry for
perdition,
12. And he will enter a Blazing
Fire.
13. Truly, did he go about among
his people, rejoicing!
14. Truly, did he think that he
would not have to return (to
Us)!
15. Nay, nay! for his Lord was
(ever) watchful of him!
16. So I do call to witness the
ruddy glow of Sunset;
17. The Night and its Homing;
18. And the Moon in her
fullness:
19. Ye shall surely travel from
stage to stage.
20. What then is the matter with
them, that they believe not?-
21. And when the Qur'an is read
to them, they fall not
prostrate,
22. But on the contrary the
Unbelievers reject (it).
23. But Allah has full knowledge
of what they secrete (in their
breasts)
24. So announce to them a
Penalty Grievous,
25. Except to those who believe
and work righteous deeds: For
them is a Reward that will never
fail. |