By those sent in a series
And by those who speed swiftly
And by the dispensers abroad
And by the separators apart
And by those who instil the reminder
as an excuse or warning
Verily, what ye are threatened with shall surely happen
And when the stars shall be erased
And when the heaven shall be cleft
And when the mountains shall be winnowed
And when the apostles shall have a time appointed for them
For what day is the appointment made
For the day of decision
and what shall make thee know what the decision is
Woe on that day for those who say it is a lie
Have we not destroyed those of yore
and then followed them up with those of the latter day
Thus do we with the sinners
Woe on that day for those who say it is a lie
Did we not create you from contemptible water
and place it in a sure depositor
unto a certain decreed term
for we are able and well able too
Woe on that day for those who say it is a lie
Have we not made for them the earth
to hold the living and the dead
and set thereon firm mountains reared aloft? and given you to drink water in streams
Woe on that day for those who say it is a lie
Go off to that which ye did call a lie
Go off to the shadow of three columns
that shall not shade nor avail against the flame
Verily, it throws off sparks like towers,
as though they were yellow camels
Woe on that day for those who say it is a lie
This is the day when they may not speak,
when they are not permitted to excuse themselves
Woe on that day for those who say it is a lie
This is the day of decision! We have assembled you with those of yore
if ye have any stratagem employ it now
Woe on that day for those who say it is a lie
Verily, the pious are amid shades and spring
and fruit such as they love.
'Eat and drink with good digestion, for that which ye have done!
Verily, thus do we reward those who do well
Woe on that day for those who say it is a lie
'Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little; verily, ye are sinners!
Woe on that day for those who say it is a lie
And when it is said to them bow down, they bow not down
Woe on that day for those who say it is a lie
And in what new discourse after it will they believe