Surah “The Rising of the Dead, Resurrection”

as rendered by Bijan Moeinian — 40 verses

I (God) swear that Resurrection will surely take place
And I (God) swear that in that day each soul will self accuse itself
Do disbelievers think that God is not capable of assembling back their bones
Yes, God is capable of reproducing every man in detail giving them the same finger print that would distinguish them from each other
The reason for which man is denying Resurrection is because he wants to continue living in sin and does not like the idea of being held accountable for his actions
That is why the disbeliever jokingly ask when will Resurrection take place
Resurrection will take place when a dazing light overtakes the sights
And the moon becomes dark
And the sun will explode and engulf the moon
In that day man will seek for a refuge
But there shall be no refuge
There will be only one place to take refuge in: in your Lord
On that day man will be informed of what good or bad he did (or did not) during his worldly life, how his actions affected the others at his time as well as the generations to come and what opportunities he missed
Man knows who he is and what he has done
Even though he may bring many excuses to justify his behavior
O’ Mohammad, be patient in reciting and putting this Qur’an together
I (God) am the only one to put this Qur’an together and its recitation is to please Me
Whenever the verses of Qur’an is recited, follow its orders
It is only God Who will explain Qur’an to you
The fact is that you love this life so much…
… that you forget about Hereafter
On that day some faces will glow
Looking toward their Lord
While other faces will be sad
Knowing that a back breaking calamity is waiting for them
In the moment of death, when the soul comes up to the throat
Man will hear a voice: “Which magician can return this soul back to the body?”
Then man knows that it is time to leave
Then each leg will stay motionless to the next leg
That will be the Day to depart to your Lord
Man who never worshipped the Lord nor participated in any charity
Man who chose to disbelieve and turned bac
Man who returned arrogantly back to his folks joking
Shame to such a man who deserves what he is going to receive
Indeed such a man deserves his miserable destiny
Does man think that he will be given his freedom of choice forever
Does man not remember what an insignificant seed in a drop of semen he was
Then his Creator made him a leech like clot
And then God determined the sex of the unborn baby
Is not the same Creator able to bring the dead