— 44 verses
A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall
Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent
The angels and the Rooh (Jibrael (Gabriel)) ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years
So be patient (O Muhammad SAW ), with a good patience
Verily! They see it (the torment) afar off
But We see it (quite) near
The Day that the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, (or molten copper or silver or lead, etc.)
And the mountains will be like flakes of wool
And no friend will ask of a friend
Though they shall be made to see one another ((i.e. on the Day of Resurrection), there will be none but see his father, children and relatives, but he will neither speak to them nor will ask them for any help)), - the Mujrim, (criminal, sinner, disbeliever, etc.) would desire to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day by his children
And his wife and his brother
And his kindred who sheltered him
And all that are in the earth, so that it might save him
By no means! Verily, it will be the Fire of Hell
Taking away (burning completely) the head skin
Calling: "(O Kafir (O disbeliever in Allah, His angels, His Book, His Messengers, Day of Resurrection and in Al-Qadar (Divine Preordainments), O Mushrik (O polytheist, disbeliever in the Oneness of Allah)) (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from Faith) (picking and swallowing them up from that great gathering of mankind (on the Day of Resurrection) just as a bird picks up a food-grain from the earth with its beak and swallows it up) (Tafsir Al-Qurtubee, Vol. 18, Page 289)
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the Cause of Allah)
Verily, man (disbeliever) was created very impatient
Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him
And niggardly when good touches him;
Except those devoted to Salat (prayers
Those who remain constant in their Salat (prayers)
And those in whose wealth there is a known right
For the beggar who asks, and for the unlucky who has lost his property and wealth, (and his means of living has been straitened)
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense
And those who fear the torment of their Lord
Verily! The torment of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure
And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual acts)
Except with their wives and the (women slaves and captives) whom their right hands possess, for (then) they are not to be blamed
But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers
And those who keep their trusts and covenants
And those who stand firm in their testimonies
And those who guard their Salat (prayers) well
Such shall dwell in the Gardens (i.e. Paradise) honoured
So what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten to listen from you (O Muhammad SAW), in order to belie you and to mock at you, and at Allahs Book (this Quran)
(Sitting) in groups on the right and on the left (of you, O Muhammad SAW)
Does every man of them hope to enter the Paradise of delight
No, that is not like that! Verily, We have created them out of that which they know
So I swear by the Lord of all (the three hundred and sixty (360)) points of sunrise and sunset in the east and the west that surely We are Abl
To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun
So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they meet their Day which they are promised
The Day when they will come out of the graves quickly as racing to a goal
With their eyes lowered in fear and humility, ignominy covering them (all over)! That is the Day which they were promised