— 40 verses
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
and I swear by the self-reproaching conscience, (that Resurrection is a reality.
Does man think that We will never reassemble his bones
Why (can We) not (do so), while We are able to reset (even) his fingertips perfectly
But man wishes to go on violating Allah‘s injunctions (even in future) ahead of him
He asks, .When will be this Day of Resurrection?
So, when the eyes will be dazzled
and the moon will lose its light
and the sun and the moon will be joined together
on that day man will say, .Where to escape?
Never! There will be no refuge at all
On that day, towards your Lord will be the destination (of everyone.
Man will be informed of what he sent ahead and what he left behind
Rather, man will be a witness against himself
even though he may offer his excuses
(O Prophet,) do not move your tongue (during revelation) for (reciting) it (the Qur‘an) to receive it in hurry
It is surely undertaken by Us to store it (in your heart), and to let it be recited (by you after revelation is completed)
Therefore, when it is recited by Us (through the angel), follow its recitation (by concentration of your heart)
Then, it is undertaken by Us to explain it
Never, (your denial of Resurrection is never based on any sound reason!) Instead, you love that which is immediate
and neglect the Hereafter
Many faces, that day, will be glowing
looking towards their Lord
and many faces, that day, will be gloomy
realizing that a back-breaking calamity is going to be afflicted on them
Never, (you will never remain in this world forever!) When the soul (of a patient) reaches the clavicles
and it is said, .Who is an enchanter (that can save him?)
and he realizes that it is (the time of) departure (from the world,
and one shank is intertwined with the other shank
then on that day, it is to your Lord that one has to be driven
So (the denier of the Hereafter) neither believed, nor prayed
but rejected the truth and turned away (from it)
then he went to his home, puffed up with pride
(It will be said to such a man,) Woe to you, then woe to you
Again, woe to you, then woe to you
Does man presume that he will be left unchecked
Was he not an ejaculated drop of semen
Then he became a clot of blood, then He created (him) and made (him) perfect
and made from him two kinds, male and female
Has He no power to give life to the dead