By the successive emissaries
by the raging hurricanes
by the sweeping spreaders
by the decisive separators
by the inspirers of remembrance
to excuse or to warn
indeed what you are promised will surely befall
So when the stars are blotted out
and when the sky is split
and when the mountains are scattered [like dust]
and when the time is set for the apostles [to witness]
—for what day has [all] that been set [to occur]
For the Day of Judgement
And what will show you what is the Day of Judgement
Woe to the deniers on that day
Did We not destroy the ancients
[and] then made the latter ones follow them
That is how We deal with the guilty
Woe to the deniers on that day
Have We not created you from a base fluid
[and] then lodged it in a secure abode
until a known span [of time]
Then We designed; so how excellent designers We are
Woe to the deniers on that day
Have We not made the earth a receptacl
for the living and the dead
and set in it lofty [and] firm mountains, and given you agreeable water to drink
Woe to the deniers on that day
[They will be told]: ‘Get off toward what you used to deny
Get off toward the triple-forked shadow
which is neither shady nor is of any avail against the flame
Indeed it throws up sparks [huge] like palaces
[bright] as if they were yellow camels
Woe to the deniers on that day
This is a day wherein they will not speak
nor will they be permitted to offer excuses
Woe to the deniers on that day
‘This is the Day of Judgement. We have brought together you and the ancients
If you have any stratagems [left], try out your stratagems against Me!’
Woe to the deniers on that day
Indeed the Godwary will be amid shades and springs
and fruits, such as they desire
[They will be told:] ‘Enjoy your food and drink, [as a reward] for what you used to do.’
Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous
Woe to the deniers on that day
‘Eat and enjoy a little! You are indeed guilty.’
Woe to the deniers on that day
When they are told, ‘Bow down,’ they do not bow down
Woe to the deniers on that day
So what discourse will they believe after this