— 40 verses
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
And I swear by the blaming self, reproaching (itself for evil deeds)
Does man think We shall not at all collect his bones (which will decompose into dust particles after his death)
Yes, of course! We have also the power to restore and set right even his finger joints and finger tips
Yet man still wants to continue committing sins also (in the life to come)
He asks (scornfully): ‘When is the Day of Resurrection?
But when the eyes will be dazzled
And the moon will be eclipsed
And the sun and the moon will be fused (i.e., darkened) together
On that Day man will cry out: ‘Where to flee away?
No indeed! There is no place of refuge
The place of refuge and repose that Day will be with your Lord alone
That Day man will be informed of those (deeds) which he sent forward and those (repercussions) which he left behind (after his death)
In truth, man will (himself) be aware of (the affairs of) his self
Even though he will offer all his excuses
(O Beloved!) Do not move your tongue in a hurry (to learn the Qur’an by heart when it is revealed to you)
Assuredly, upon Us rests its collection and preservation (in your breast) and its recitation (by your tongue)
So when We complete its recitation (by the tongue of Jibril [Gabriel]), then follow that recitation
Then surely upon Us is the clear exposition (of its implications)
The truth is, (O disbelievers,) that you love (the world) which you can readily gain
And you have left aside the Hereafter
Many faces will be fresh and in full bloom that Day
Beholding (the enchanting radiance and beauty of) their Lord (unveiled)
And many faces will be deformed (depressed and dark) that Day
Thinking that they will be subjected to such a harsh treatment that will break their backbones
No indeed! When the soul reaches the throat
And it is said: ‘Who can (now) treat him with magic (to cure him)?
And (the departing soul) comes to realize that (now) is the hour of parting (with all)
And one leg clings to the other
Towards your Lord is the departure that Day
So (how ill-fated is he that) he neither affirmed (what the Messenger said) nor offered Prayer
Rather he kept belying and turning away
Then he went off towards his family in arrogance
Woe to you (when dying), then woe to you (in the grave)
Then again woe to you (on the Last Day), then woe to you (in Hell)
Does man think that he will be left for nothing (without any reckoning)
Was he not (in his beginning) a sperm drop ejaculated (into the woman’s womb)
Then it developed into a hanging mass (clinging to the womb like a nest). Then He created (in it the preliminary form of all the limbs of the body). Then He set (them) right
Then He made from the same sperm drop two genders: male and female
Then has He not the power to give life to the dead again