In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
1. I swear by the Day of Resurrection
2. and by the self accusing soul (that you will certainly be resurrected)
3. Do men think that We shall never be able to assemble their bones?
4. We certainly have the power to restore them even the very tips of their finger
5. In fact, people want to have eternal life in this world
6. He asks, "When will be the Day of Judgment?"
7. When the eye is bewildered,
8. the moon eclipsed
9. and the sun and the moon are brought together,
10. people will say, "Is there anywhere to run away?"
11. Certainly not! There will be no place of refuge
12. The only place of refuge will be with God
13. On that day, people will be informed of all that they had done and all that they were supposed to do
14. In fact, people are well-aware of their own soul
15. even though they make excuses
16. (Muhammad), do not move your tongue too quickly to recite the Quran
17. We shall be responsible for its collection and its recitation
18. When We recite it, follow its recitation (by Us)
19. We shall be responsible for its explanation
20. Human beings certainly do not want to pay much attention to the Quran. In fact, they love the worldly life
21. and neglect the life to come
22. On the Day of Judgment some faces will be bright,
23. and look forward to receiving mercy from their Lord
24. Others will be despondent,
25. certain of facing a great calamity
26. Some people, certainly, do not believe in it, but when a person's soul reaches up to his throat
27. and the angels say, "Who will take away his soul,
28. (the angels of mercy or the angels of wrath,)" then, he will realize that it is time to leave this world
29. When legs are twisted around each other,
30. that will be the time to be driven to one's Lord
31. The human being does not want to believe the Truth, nor does he want to pray
32. He rejects the faith, turns away
33. and haughtily goes to his people
34. Woe to you!
35. Woe to you!
36. For you, the human being of such behavior, will certainly deserve it
37. Does the human being think that he will be left uncontrolled?
38. Was he not once just a drop of discharged sperm
39. Was he not turned into a clot of blood? God then formed him and gave him proper shape. From the human being, God made males and females in pairs
40. Does He then not have the power to bring the dead back to life?