By the train of THE SENT ones
And the swift in their swiftness
By the scatterers who scatter
And the distinguishers who distinguish
And by those that give forth the word
To excuse or warn
Verily that which ye are promised is imminent
When the stars, therefore, shall be blotted out
And when the heaven shall be cleft
And when the mountains shall be scattered in dust
And when the Apostles shall have a time assigned them
Until what day shall that time be deferred
To the day of severing
And who shall teach thee what the day of severing is
Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture
Have we not destroyed them of old
We will next cause those of later times to follow them
Thus deal we with the evil doers
Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture
Have we not created you of a sorry germ
Which we laid up in a secure place
Till the term decreed for birth
Such is our power! and, how powerful are We
Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture
Have we not made the earth to hol
The living and the dead
And placed on it the tall firm mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water
Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture
Begone to that Hell which ye called a lie:
Begone to the shadows that lie in triple masses
"But not against the flame shall they shade or help you:"
The sparks which it casteth out are like towers
Like tawny camels
Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture
On that day they shall not speak
Nor shall it be permitted them to allege excuses
Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture
This is the day of severing, when we will assemble you and your ancestors
If now ye have any craft try your craft on me
Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture
But the god-fearing shall be placed amid shades and fountains
And fruits, whatsoever they shall desire
"Eat and drink, with health, as the meed of your toils."
Thus recompense we the good
Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture
"Eat ye and enjoy yourselves a little while. Verily, ye are doers of evil."
Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture
For when it is said to them, bend the knee, they bend it not
Woe on that day to those who charged with impostur
In what other revelation after this will they believe