By those yearning vehemently
And those going forth cheerfully
And those running swiftly
And those that are foremost going ahead
And those regulating the Affair
The day when the quaking one shall quake -
The consequence will follow it
Hearts that day will palpitate
Their eyes downcast
They say: Shall we indeed be restored to (our) first state
What! After we are rotten bones
They say: That would then be a return with loss
It is only a single cry
When lo! they will be awakened
Has not there come to thee the story of Moses
When his Lord called him in the holy valley, Tuwa
Go to Pharaoh, surely he has rebelled
And say: Wilt thou purify thyself
And I will guide thee to thy Lord so that thou fear (Him)
So he showed him the mighty sign
But he denied and disobeyed
Then he went back hastily
So he gathered and called out
Then he said: I am your Lord, the most High
So Allah seized him with the punishment of the Hereafter and of this life
Surely there is in this a lesson for him who fears
Are you the stronger in creation or the heaven? He made it
He raised high its height, and made it perfect
And He made dark its night and brought out its light
And the earth, He cast it after that
He brought forth from it its water and its pasture
And the mountains, He made them firm
A provision for you and for your cattle
So when the great Calamity comes
The day when man remembers all that he strove for
And hell is made manifest to him who sees
Then as for him who is inordinate
And prefers the life of this world
Hell is surely the abode
And as for him who fears to stand before his Lord and restrains himself from low desires
The Garden is surely the abode
They ask thee about the Hour, When will that take place
About which thou remindest
To thy Lord is the goal of it
Thou art only a warner to him who fears it
On the day when they see it, it will be as if they had but tarried for an evening or a morning