Surah “The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth”

as rendered by Rashad Khalifa — 50 verses

(Angels) dispatched in succession
To drive the wind
Stir up clouds
Distribute the provisions
Deliver messages
Good news, as well as warnings
What is promised will come to pass
Thus, when the stars are put out
The sky is opened u
The mountains are blown up
The messengers are summoned
That is the appointed day
The Day of Decision
What a Day of Decision
Woe on that day to the rejectors
Did we not annihilate the earlier generations
Then we made others follow them
This is what we do to the criminals
Woe on that day to the rejectors
Did we not create you from a lowly liquid
Then we placed it in a well-protected repository
For a specific period
We measured it precisely. We are the best designer
Woe on that day to the rejectors
Did we not make the earth an abode
For the living and the dead
We placed on it high mountains, and provided you with fresh water to drink
Woe on that day to the rejectors
Go to what you used to disbelieve in
Go to a shade of three different densities
Yet, it provides neither coolness, nor protection from the heat
It throws sparks as big as mansions
As yellow as the color of camels
Woe on that day to the rejectors
That is the day they do not speak
Nor are they given permission to apologize
Woe on that day to the rejectors
This is the Day of Decision. We have summoned you and the previous generations
If you have any schemes, go ahead and scheme
Woe on that day to the rejectors
The righteous will enjoy shade and springs
And fruits that they desire
Eat and drink happily in return for your works
We thus reward the virtuous
Woe on that day to the rejectors
Eat and enjoy temporarily; you are guilty
Woe on that day to the rejectors
When they are told, "Bow down," they do not bow down
Woe on that day to the rejectors
Which Hadith, other than this, do they uphold