What are they asking each other about
The awesome news (of the afterlife)
About which they have (many doubts, discords and) disagreements
By no means! They shall soon find out
Indeed! They shall soon find out
Have We not laid out the earth as a cradle
And (nailed) the Mountains (down) as pegs
We created you all in pairs
We created sleep for you to rest (and rejuvenate)
We made the night (dark as) a cloak (that conceals and covers)
And We made the day (bright) for (you to earn your) livelihood
And We arranged seven (solid and) strong (cosmic systems) over you
And We set up (the sun as) a bright and blazing lamp
And We sent down plenty of water from the rain clouds
To produce with it, the grains and the plants
And lush and luxurious gardens
Certainly! The Day of Decision is a (destined and) definite day
You will all emerge in droves on the day the trumpet sounds
And the heavens would be (uncovered and) opened, as if it had (many wide-open) gates
And the mountains would be (dislodged and) set in motion; they would look like a mirage, (an illusion)
Hell, in fact, lies in ambush
For the transgressors, it will become the (abiding) abode
In it, they will stay for a long stretch of time
There they will not ever taste, much less drink, anything cool
(They will drink) only boiling-hot water, and pus (from wounds)
An apt and apposite outcome
Indeed, never did they anticipate a reckoning
And falsely did they oppose Our verses (and signs)
We have recorded every single thing in a book
Now taste (the consequences of your deeds)! Suffering is all We shall ever bestow _ and increase _ upon you
The triumphant finale shall belong to the pious
The orchards and the vineyards
And blossoming buxom belle _ (the well matched maidens) _ as mates
And the brimful cups (of wine)
Inane nonsense talk and (false) gossip, they shall not hear in paradise
Compensation from your Lord, a bountiful and generous grant
Before Rehman _ the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them _ they won´t dare to speak
On that day, all souls and all angels shall stand (before Him) in rows. No one shall dare to speak unless Rehman grants permission, and on condition that he will speak only what is proper
Such is the day of the truth! (It is sure to arrive). Now, whoever wishes may seek the course towards his Lord
We have certainly warned you of the (imminent and) impending doom. On that day, man would look at the deeds he had sent ahead; he would say, "Alas! if I were only dust!"