Most Auspicious is He in Whose control is the entire kingship; and He is Able to do all things.

The One Who created death and life to test you – who among you has the better deeds; and He only is the Most Honourable, the Oft Forgiving.

The One Who created the seven heavens atop each other; do you see any discrepancy in the creation of the Most Gracious? Therefore lift your gaze – do you see any cracks?

Then lift your gaze again, your gaze will return towards you, unsuccessful and weak.

And indeed We have beautified the lower heaven with lamps, and have made them weapons against the devils, and have kept prepared for them the punishment of the blazing fire.

And for those who disbelieved in their Lord, is the punishment of hell; and what a wretched outcome!

They will hear it hissing when they will be thrown into it, and it is boiling.

As if about to explode with rage; whenever a group is thrown into it, the guardians of hell will ask them, “Did not a Herald of Warning come to you?”

They will say, “Yes, why not – indeed a Herald of Warning did come to us – in response we denied and said ‘Allah has not sent down anything – you are not except in a great error’.”

And they will say, “Had we listened or understood, we would not have been among the people of hell.”

So now they admit their sins! Therefore accursed be the people of hell!

Indeed for those who fear their Lord without seeing is forgiveness, and a great reward.

And whether you speak softly or proclaim it aloud; He indeed knows what lies within the hearts!

What! Will He Who has created not know? Whereas He knows every detail, the All Aware!

It is He Who subjected the earth for you, therefore tread its paths and eat from Allah’s sustenance; and towards Him is the resurrection.

Have you become unafraid of the One Who controls the heavens, that He will not cause you to sink into the earth when it trembles?

Or have you become unafraid of the One Who controls the heavens, that He will not send a torrent of stones upon you? So now you will realise, how My warning turned out!

And indeed those before them had denied – therefore how did My rejection turn out!

And did they not see the birds above them, spreading and closing their wings? None except the Most Gracious holds them up; indeed He sees all things.

Or which army do you have that will help you against the Most Gracious? The disbelievers are in nothing except an illusion.

Or who is such that will give you sustenance if Allah stops His sustenance? In fact they persist in rebellion and hatred.

So is one who walks inverted upon his face more rightly guided, or one who walks upright on the Straight Path?

Proclaim (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), “It is He Who created you, and made ears and eyes and hearts for you; very little thanks do you offer!”

Say, “It is He Who has spread you out in the earth, and towards Him you will be raised.”

And they say, “When will this promise come, if you are truthful?”

Proclaim, “Surely Allah has its knowledge; and I am only a Herald of plain warning.”

So when they will see it close, the faces of the disbelievers will become ghastly, and it will be declared, “This is what you were demanding.”

Say (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), “What is your opinion –Allah may either destroy me and those with me, or have mercy on us – so who is such that will protect the disbelievers from the painful punishment?”

Proclaim, “He only is the Most Gracious – we have accepted faith in Him and have relied only upon Him; so you will now realise who is in open error.”

Say, “What is your opinion – if in the morning all your water were to sink into the earth, then who is such who can bring you water flowing before you?”

Nuun* – by oath of the pen and by oath of what is written by it. (Alphabet of the Arabic language; Allah and to whomever He reveals, know their precise meanings.)

You are not insane, by the munificence of your Lord.

And indeed for you is an unlimited reward.

And indeed you possess an exemplary character.

So very soon, you will see and they too will realise –

- That who among you was insane.

Indeed your Lord well knows those who have strayed from His path, and He well knows those who are upon guidance.

Therefore do not listen to the deniers.

They wish that in some way you may yield, so they too might soften their stand.

Nor ever listen to any excessive oath maker, ignoble person.

The excessively insulting one, spreader of spite.

One who excessively forbids the good, transgressor, sinner.

Foul mouthed, and in addition to all this, of improper lineage.

Because he* has some wealth and sons. (Walid bin Mugaira, who cursed the Holy Prophet.)

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, “These are stories of earlier people.”

We will soon singe his pig-nose.

We have indeed tested them the way We had tested the owners of the garden when they swore that they would reap its harvest the next morning.

And they did not say, “If Allah wills”.

So an envoy from your Lord completed his round upon the garden, whilst they were sleeping.

So in the morning it became as if harvested.

They then called out to each other at daybreak.

That, “Go to your fields at early morn, if you want to harvest.”

So they went off, while whispering to one another.

“Make sure that no needy person enters your garden this day.”

And they left at early morn, assuming they were in control of their purpose.

Then when they saw it, they said, “We have indeed strayed.”

“In fact, we are unfortunate.”

The best among them said, “Did I not tell you, ‘Why do you not proclaim His purity?’”

They said, “Purity is to our Lord – we have indeed been unjust.”

So they came towards each other, blaming.

They said, “Woe to us – we were indeed rebellious.”

“Hopefully, our Lord will give us a better replacement than this – we now incline towards our Lord.”

Such is the punishment; and indeed the punishment of the Hereafter is the greatest, if only they knew!

Indeed for the pious, with their Lord, are Gardens of Serenity.

Shall We equate the Muslims to the guilty?

What is the matter with you? What sort of a judgement you impose!

Is there a Book for you, from which you read?

- That for you in it is whatever you like?

Or is it that you have a covenant from Us, right up to the Day of Judgement, that you will get all what you claim?

Ask them, who among them is a guarantor for it?

Or is it that they have partners in worship? So they should bring their appointed partners, if they are truthful.

On the day when the Shin* will be exposed and they will be called to prostrate themselves, they will be unable. (Used as a metaphor)

With lowered eyes, disgrace overcoming them; and indeed they used to be called to prostrate themselves whilst they were healthy.

Therefore leave the one who denies this matter, to Me; We shall soon steadily take them away, from a place they do not know.

And I will give them respite; indeed My plan is very solid.

Or is it that you (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) ask any fee from them, so they are burdened with the penalty?

Or that they possess the hidden, so they are writing it?

Therefore wait for your Lord’s command, and do not be like the one of the fish; who cried out when he was distraught. (Prophet Yunus – peace be upon him.)

Were it not for his Lord’s favour that reached him, he would have surely been cast onto the desolate land, reproached.

His Lord therefore chose him and made him among those deserving His proximity.

And indeed the disbelievers seem as if they would topple you with their evil gaze when they hear the Qur’an, and they say, “He is indeed insane.”

Whereas it is not but an advice to the entire creation!

The true event!

How tremendous is the true event!

And what have you understood, how tremendous the true event is!

The tribes of Thamud and A’ad denied the event of great dismay. (The Day of Resurrection)

So regarding the Thamud, they were destroyed by a terrible scream.

And as for A’ad, they were destroyed by a severe thundering windstorm.

He forced it upon them with strength, consecutively for seven nights and eight days – so you would see those people overthrown in it, like trunks of date palms fallen down.

So do you see any survivor among them?

And Firaun, and those before him, and the dwellings that were inverted and thrown, had brought error.

They therefore disobeyed the Noble Messengers of their Lord – so He seized them with an intense seizure.

Indeed when the water swelled up, We boarded you onto the ship.

In order to make it a remembrance for you, and in order that the ears that store may remember.

So when the Trumpet will be blown, with a sudden single blow.

And the earth and the mountains will be lifted up and crushed with a single crush.

So that is the day when the forthcoming event will occur.

And the heaven will split asunder – so on that day it will be unstable.

And the angels will be on its sides; and on that day, eight angels will carry the Throne of your Lord above them.

On that day all of you will be brought forth, so none among you wishing to hide will be able to hide.

So whoever is given his book in his right hand – he will say, “Take, read my account!”

“I was certain that I will confront my account.”

He is therefore in the desired serenity.

In a lofty Garden –

The fruit clusters of which are hanging down.

“Eat and drink with pleasure – the reward of what you sent ahead, in the past days.”

And whoever is given his book in his left hand – he will say, “Alas, if only my account were not given to me!”

“And had never come to know my account!”

“Alas, if only it had been just death.”

“My wealth did not in the least benefit me.”

“All my power has vanished.”

It will be said, “Seize him, and shackle him.”

“Then hurl him into the blazing fire.”

“Then bind him inside a chain which is seventy arm-lengths.”

“Indeed he refused to accept faith in Allah, the Greatest.”

“And did not urge to feed the needy.”

“So he does not have any friend here this day.”

“Nor any food except the pus discharged from the people of hell.”

“Which none except the guilty shall eat.”

So by oath of the things you see.

And by oath of those you do not see.

This Qur’an is the speech of Allah with a gracious Noble Messenger.

And it is not the speech of a poet; how little do you believe!

Nor is it the speech of a soothsayer; how little do you ponder!

Sent down by the Lord Of The Creation.

And had he fabricated just one matter upon Us –

We would have definitely taken revenge from him.

Then would have cut off his heart’s artery.

Then none among you would be his saviour.

And indeed this Qur’an is an advice for the pious.

And indeed We know that some among you are deniers.

And indeed it is a despair for the disbelievers.

And indeed it is a certain Truth.

Therefore (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), proclaim the purity of your Lord, the Greatest.

A requester seeks the punishment that will take place –

- Upon the disbelievers – the punishment that none can avert.

From Allah, the Lord of all pinnacles.

The angels and Jibreel, ascend towards Him – the punishment will befall on a day which spans fifty thousand years.

Therefore patiently endure, in the best manner (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him).

They deem it to be remote.

Whereas We see it impending.

The day when the sky will be like molten silver.

And the hills will be light as wool.

And no friend will ask concerning his friend.

They will be seeing them; the guilty will wish if only he could redeem himself from the punishment of that day, by offering his sons.

And his wife and his brother.

And the family in which he was.

And all those who are in the earth – then only if the redemption saves him!

Never! That is indeed a blazing fire.

A fire that melts the hide.

It calls out to him who reverted and turned away.

And accumulated wealth and hoarded it.

Indeed man is created very impatient, greedy.

Very nervous when touched by misfortune.

And refraining, when good reaches him.

Except those who establish prayer.

Those who are regular in their prayers.

And those in whose wealth exists a recognised right,

For those who beg, and for the needy who cannot even ask.

And those who believe the Day of Judgement to be true.

And those who fear the punishment of their Lord.

Indeed the punishment of their Lord is not a thing to be unafraid of!

And those who protect their private organs (from adultery).

Except with their wives and the bondwomen in their possession, for there is no reproach on them.

So those who desire more than this – it is they who are the transgressors.

And those who protect the property entrusted to them, and their agreements.

And those who are firm upon their testimonies.

And those who protect their prayers.

It is these who will be honoured in Gardens.

So what is the matter with these disbelievers, that they stare at you (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him)?

From the right and the left, in groups?

Does every man among them aspire to be admitted into the Garden of serenity?

Never! We have indeed created them from a thing they know.

So I swear by the Lord of every East and every West, that We are indeed Able.

To replace them by those better than them; and none can escape from Us.

Therefore leave them, involved in their indecencies and play, till they confront their day which they are promised.

A day when they will come out of the graves in haste, as if rushing towards their goals.

With lowered eyes, disgrace overcoming them; this is the day, which they had been promised.

Indeed We sent Nooh towards his people saying that, “Warn your people before the painful punishment comes upon them.”

He said, “O my people! I am indeed a Herald of clear warnings to you.”

“That you must worship Allah and fear Him, and obey me.”

“He will forgive you some of your sins, and give you respite up to an appointed term; indeed the promise of Allah cannot be averted when it arrives; if only you knew.”

He said, “My Lord! I invited my people night and day.”

“So for them, my calling them increased their fleeing away.”

“And whenever I called them, so that You may forgive them, they always thrust their fingers into their ears, and covered themselves with their clothes, and remained stubborn and were extremely haughty.”

“I then called them openly.”

“Then I also told them publicly and also spoke to them softly in private.”

“I therefore told them, ‘Seek forgiveness from your Lord; He is indeed Most Forgiving.’

‘He will send down abundant rain for you from the sky.’

‘And will aid you with wealth and sons, and will create gardens for you and cause rivers to flow for you.’

‘What is the matter with you, that you do not desire honour from Allah?’

‘Whereas it is He Who created you in different stages?’

‘Do you not see how Allah has created the seven heavens atop each other?’

‘And in them, has illuminated the moon, and made the sun a lamp?’

‘And it is Allah Who made you grow like vegetation from the earth.’

‘And He will then take you back to it, and again remove you from it.”

‘And it is Allah Who made the earth a bed for you.’

‘So that you may tread the wide roads in it.’”

Prayed Nooh, “O my Lord! They have disobeyed me, and they follow the one whose wealth and children increase nothing for him except ruin.”

“And they carried out a very sinister scheme.”

“And they said, ‘Do not ever abandon your Gods – and never abandon Wadd, or Suwa – or Yaghuth or Yauq or Nasr.’”

“And they have misled a large number; and (I pray that) You increase nothing for the unjust except error.”

Because of their sins they were drowned and then put into the fire; so they did not find any supporter for themselves against Allah. (Punishment in the grave is proven by this verse.)

And prayed Nooh, “O my Lord! Do not leave any of the disbelievers dwelling in the land.”

“Indeed, if You spare them, they will mislead your bondmen – and their descendants, if any, will be none except the wicked, very ungrateful.”

“O my Lord! Forgive me, and my parents, and the believers who are in my house, and all other Muslim men and Muslim women; and do not increase anything for the unjust except ruin.”

Proclaim (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), “I have received the divine revelation that some jinns attentively listened to my recitation, so they said, ‘We have heard a unique Qur’an.’

‘That guides to the path of goodness, we have therefore accepted faith in it; and we shall never ascribe anyone as a partner to our Lord.’

‘And that our Lord’s Majesty is Supreme – He has neither chosen a wife nor a child.’

‘And that the fool among us used to utter false exaggerations against Allah.’

‘Whereas we thought that men and jinns would never fabricate a lie against Allah!’

‘And indeed some men among humans used to take the protection of some men among jinns, so it further increased their haughtiness.’

‘And that they assumed, like you humans assume, that Allah would not send any Noble Messenger.’

‘And we reached the sky, so we found it strongly guarded and filled with comets.’

‘And that we sometimes used to sit in some places in the sky, to listen; so whoever now listens finds a fiery comet waiting for him.’

‘And we do not know whether harm is intended for those on the earth, or whether their Lord intends goodness for them.’

‘And among us some are virtuous and some are the other type; we are split into several branches.’

‘And we are certain that we cannot defeat Allah in the earth, nor can we run out of His grasp.’

‘And that when we heard the guidance, we accepted faith in it; so whoever accepts faith in his Lord, has no fear – neither of any loss nor of any injustice.’

‘And that some among us are Muslims and some are the unjust; and whoever has accepted Islam – it is they who have thought rightly.’

‘And as for the unjust – they are the fuel of hell.’”

And proclaim (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), “I have received the divine revelation that ‘Had they remained upright on the straight path, We would have given them abundant water.’

‘In order to test them with it; and whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord – He will put him in a punishment that keeps on increasing.’

‘And that the mosques are for Allah only – therefore do not worship anyone along with Allah.’

‘And that when Allah’s bondman stood up to worship Him, the jinns had almost crowded upon him.’”

Say (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), “I worship only Allah, and I do not ascribe any partner to Him.”

Proclaim (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), “I am not the master of any harm or benefit for you.”

Say, “No one will ever save me from Allah, and other than Him, I will not find any refuge.”

“I only convey the commands from Allah, and His messages; and whoever disobeys the commands of Allah and His Noble Messenger – then indeed for him is the fire of hell, in which they will remain for ever and ever.”

Till the time when they will see what they are promised – so they will now come to know whose aide is weak, and who is lesser in number.

Say (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), “I do not know whether what you are promised is close or if my Lord will postpone it for a while.”

The All Knowing of all the hidden does not give anyone the control over His secrets.

Except to His chosen Noble Messengers – so He appoints guards in front and behind him. (Allah gave the knowledge of the hidden to the Holy Prophet – peace and blessings be upon him.)

In order to see that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord – and His knowledge encompasses all whatever they have, and He has kept all things accounted for.

O the One Wrapped in piety! (Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him)

Stand up for worship during the night, except for some part of it.

For half the night, or reduce some from it.

Or increase a little upon it, and recite the Qur’an slowly in stages.

Indeed We shall soon ordain a heavy responsibility upon you.

Indeed getting up in the night is tougher, and the words flow with strength.

Indeed you have a lot of matters during the day.

And remember the name of your Lord and, leaving others, devote yourself solely to Him.

Lord of the East and Lord of the West – there is no God except Him, therefore make Him your sole Trustee of affairs.

And patiently endure upon what the disbelievers say, and leave them for good.

And leave them to Me – these wealthy deniers – and give them some respite.

Indeed We have heavy fetters and a blazing fire.

And food that chokes, and a painful punishment.

On a day when the earth and the mountains will tremble, and the mountains turn into dunes of flowing sand.

We have indeed sent a Noble Messenger towards you, a present witness over you – the way We had sent a Noble Messenger towards Firaun.

In response Firaun disobeyed the Noble Messenger, so We seized him with a severe seizure.

So how will you save yourselves, if you disbelieve, on a day that will turn children old?

The heaven will split asunder with its grief; the promise of Allah will surely occur.

This is indeed an advice; so whoever wishes may take the path towards his Lord.

Indeed your Lord knows that you stand up in prayer, sometimes almost two-thirds of the night, and sometimes half the night or sometimes a third of it – and also a group of those along with you; Allah keeps measure of the night and day; He knows that you, O Muslims, will not be able to measure the night, so He has inclined towards you with mercy – therefore recite from the Qur’an as much as is easy for you; He knows that soon some of you will fall ill, and some will travel in the land seeking the munificence of Allah, and some will be fighting in Allah’s cause; therefore recite from the Qur’an as much as is easy for you, and establish prayer and pay the obligatory charity, and lend an excellent loan to Allah; and whatever good you send ahead for yourselves, you will find it with Allah, better and having a great reward; and seek forgiveness from Allah; indeed Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful.

O the Cloaked One! (Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him)

Rise up and warn!

And proclaim the Purity of your Lord.

And keep your clothes clean.

And stay away from idols.

And do not favour others in order to receive more.

And for the sake of your Lord, patiently endure.

So when the Trumpet will be blown.

So that is a tough day.

Not easy upon the disbelievers.

Leave him to Me, the one whom I created single.

And gave him vast wealth.

And gave him sons present before him.

And made several preparations for him.

Yet he desires that I should give more.

Never! For he is an enemy to Our signs!

Soon I shall mount him on Saood, the hill of fire.

Indeed he thought, and inwardly decided.

So accursed be he, how evilly did he decide!

Again accursed be he, how evilly did he decide!

He then dared to lift his gaze.

Then frowned and grimaced.

Then he turned away, and was haughty.

And said, “This is nothing but magic learnt from earlier men.”

“This is nothing but the speech of a man.”

I will soon fling him into hell.

And what have you understood, what hell is!

It neither leaves, nor spares.

It strips away the hide of man.

Above it are nineteen guards.

We have not appointed the guards of hell, except angels; and did not keep this number except to test the disbelievers – in order that the People given the Book(s) may be convinced, and to increase the faith of the believers – and so that the People given the Book(s) and the Muslims may not have any doubt – and so that those in whose hearts is a disease and the disbelievers, may say, “What does Allah mean by this amazing example?” This is how Allah sends astray whomever He wills, and guides whomever He wills; and no one knows the armies of Allah except Him; and this is not but an advice to man.

Yes, never!* By oath of the moon. (Hell will never spare the disbelievers).

And by oath of the night when it turns back.

And by oath of the morning, when it spreads light.

Indeed hell is one of the greatest entities.

Warn the men.

For the one among you who wishes to come forward or stay back.

Every soul is mortgaged for its own deeds.

Except those on the right side.

In Gardens, they seek answers,

- From the guilty.

“What took you into the hell?”

They said, “We never used to offer the prayer.”

“Nor used to feed the needy.”

“And used to dwell on evil matters with those who think evilly.”

“And used to deny the Day of Justice.”

“Till death overcame us.”

So the intercession of the intercessors will not benefit them. (The disbelievers will not have any intercessor.)

So what is the matter with them that they turn away from the advice?

As if they were startled donkeys –

Fleeing away from a lion.

Rather each one of them desires that he should be given open Books.

Never! In fact they do not fear the Hereafter.

Yes indeed, this is an advice.

So whoever wills may heed advice from it.

And what advice will they heed, except if Allah wills? Only He deserves to be feared, and His only is the greatness of forgiving.

I swear by the Day of Resurrection.

And by oath of the soul that reproaches itself.

Does man assume that We will never assemble his bones?

Surely yes, why not? We can properly make all his phalanxes.

In fact man wishes to commit evil in front of Him!

He asks, “When will be the Day of Resurrection?”

So when the eyes will be blinded by light.

And the moon will be eclipsed.

And the sun and the moon will be united.

On that day man will cry out, “Where shall I flee?”

Never! There is no refuge!

On that day, the station is only towards your Lord.

On that day, man will be informed of all what he sent ahead and left behind.

In fact, man himself is keeping an eye on his state of affairs!

And even if he presents all the excuses he has, none will be listened to.

O dear Prophet (Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), do not cause your tongue to move along with the Qur’an in order to learn it faster.

Indeed assembling the Qur’an and reading it are upon Us.

So when We have read it, you should thereupon follow what is read.

Then indeed, to explain its details to you is upon Us.

None except you, O disbelievers – you love what you have, the fleeting one.

And you have forsaken the Hereafter.

On that day, some faces will shine with freshness.

Looking toward their Lord.

And on that day some faces will be ghastly.

Knowing that they will be subjected to a torment that breaks the backs.

Yes indeed, when the soul will reach up to the throat.

And they will say, “Is there any one – any magician?”

And he will realise that this is the parting.

And one shin will curl up with the other shin.

On that day, the herding will be only towards your Lord.

Neither did he believe it to be true, nor did he offer the prayer.

But he denied and turned away.

Then he went back to his home in pride.

Your ruin has come close, still closer.

Again your ruin has come close, still closer.

Does man assume that he will be let loose?

Was he not just a drop of the semen that is discharged?

He then became a clot – so Allah created him, then made him proper.

So created from him a pair, the male and female.

So will He, Who has done all this, not be able to revive the dead?

Indeed there has been a time for man, when even his name did not exist anywhere.

Indeed We have created man from mixed semen; in order to test him – We therefore made him hearing, knowing.

We have indeed shown him the way – whether he is grateful or ingrate.

We have indeed kept prepared chains, and shackles and a blazing fire for the disbelievers.

Indeed the virtuous will drink from a cup, containing a mixture of Kafoor.

The Kafoor is a spring, from which the chosen bondmen of Allah will drink, causing it to flow wherever they wish inside their palaces.

They fulfil their pledges, and fear a day the evil of which is widespread.

And out of His love, they give food to the needy, the orphan and the prisoner.

They say to them, “We give you food, only for the sake of Allah – we do not seek any reward or thanks from you.”

“Indeed we fear from our Lord a day which is extremely bitter, most severe.”

So Allah saved them from the evil of that day, and gave them freshness and joy.

And gave them Paradise and silk clothes, as a reward for their patience.

Reclining in it, upon thrones; they will not see the hot sunshine in it, nor the bitter cold.

And its shade will cover them, and its fruit clusters brought down low for them.

Rounds of silver cups and silver beakers, looking like glass, will be presented upon them.

Glass made from silver, which the servers have filled up to the measure.

And in Paradise they will be given to drink cups, filled with a mixture of ginger.

Which is a spring in Paradise called Salsabeel.

Immortal youths shall surround them, waiting upon them; when you see them, you would think they are scattered pearls.

And when you look towards it, you will see serenity and a great kingdom.

In it they adorn clothes of fine green silk and gold embroidery; and they are given silver bracelets to wear; and their Lord gave them pure wine to drink.

It will be said to them, “This is your reward – indeed your efforts have been appreciated.”

Indeed We have sent down the Qur’an upon you, in stages.

Therefore stay patient upon your Lord’s command, and do not listen to any of the sinners or ingrates among them.

And remember the name of your Lord morning and evening.

And prostrate for Him in a part of the night, and proclaim His purity into the long night.

Indeed these people love what they have, the fleeting one, and have forsaken the immensely important day behind them.

It is We Who created them, and strengthened their skeleton; and We can replace them with others like them, whenever We will.

This is indeed an advice; so whoever wishes may take the path towards his Lord.

And what will you wish, except if Allah wills; indeed Allah is All Knowing, Wise.

He admits into His mercy, whomever He wills; and for the unjust He has kept prepared a painful punishment.

By oath of those that are sent, one after the other. (The verses of the Holy Qur’an or the angels or the winds).

Then by oath of those that push with a strong gust.

Then by oath of those that lift and carry.

Then by those that clearly differentiate the right and wrong.

And then by those that instil Remembrance into the hearts.

To complete the argument or to warn.

Indeed what you are promised, will surely befall.

So when the lights of the stars are put out.

And when the sky is split apart.

And when the mountains are made into dust and blown away.

And when the time of the Noble Messengers arrives.

For which day were they appointed?

For the Day of Decision.

And what do you know, what the Day of Decision is!

Ruin is for the deniers on that day!

Did We not destroy the earlier people?

We shall then send the latter after them.

This is how We deal with the guilty.

Ruin is for the deniers on that day!

Did We not create you from an abject fluid?

We then kept it in a safe place.

For a known calculated term.

We then calculated; so how excellently do We control!

Ruin is for the deniers on that day!

Did We not make the earth a storehouse?

For the living and the dead among you?

And We placed high mountains as anchors in it and gave you sweet water to drink.

Ruin is for the deniers on that day!

“Move towards what you used to deny!”

“Move towards the shadow of the smoke having three branches.”

“Which neither gives shade, nor saves from the flame.”

Indeed hell throws up sparks like huge castles.

Seeming like yellow camels.

Ruin is for the deniers on that day!

This is a day in which they will not be able to speak.

Nor will they be given permission to present excuses.

Ruin is for the deniers on that day!

This is the Day of Decision; We have gathered you and all the earlier men.

If you now have any conspiracy, carry it out on Me.

Ruin is for the deniers on that day!

Indeed the pious are in shade and springs.

And among fruits whichever they may desire.

“Eat and drink with pleasure, the reward of your deeds.”

This is how We reward the virtuous.

Ruin is for the deniers on that day!

“Eat and enjoy for a while – indeed you are guilty.”

Ruin is for the deniers on that day!

And when it is said to them, “Offer the prayer” – they do not!

Ruin is for the deniers on that day!

So after this, in what matter will they believe?