By those sent forth one after another
That blow violently in tempestuous gusts
And scatter far and wide
Then separate them, one from another
Then spread abroad a message
Whether of justification or of warning
Surely what you are promised must come to pass
Then when the stars become dim
When the heaven is cleft asunder
When the mountains are scattered as dust
And when the messengers are all appointed a time
For what day are these deferred
For the day of sorting out
And what will explain to you what the day of sorting out is
Ah woe that day to the rejecters of truth
Did We not destroy people in the past
So We will make those of late follow them
This is how We deal with the people of sin
Ah woe that day to the rejecters of truth
Have We not created you from a fluid seemingly worthless
Which We placed in a place of rest, firmly fixed
For a period determined
And We decide, for We are the best to decide
Ah woe that day to the rejecters of truth
Have We not made the earth to draw together
The living and the dead
And made therein mountains standing firm and lofty, and provided for you sweet water
Ah woe that day to the rejecters of truth
It will be said “Go to that which you used to reject as false
“Depart to a shadow in three columns
“Which yields no shade of coolness, and is of no use against the fierce blaze.
“Indeed it throws about sparks as forts
“As if there were yellow camels.
Ah woe that day to the rejecters of truth
That will be a day when they will be unable to speak
Nor will it be open to them to put forth pleas
Ah woe that day to the rejecters of truth
That will be a day of sorting out. We will gather you together with those before you
Now, if you have a plot, use it against Me
Ah woe that day to the rejecters of truth
As for the righteous, they will be amid shade and springs
And fruits, all they desire
“Eat and drink to your heart’s content, for all that you did
We certainly reward the doers of good
Ah woe that day to the rejecters of truth
Eat and enjoy yourselves a little while, because you are wrong-doers
Ah woe that day to the rejecters of truth
And when it is said to them, “Prostrate yourselves,” they do not do so
Ah woe that day to the rejecters of truth
Then in what message after that will they believe?