By those who tear it out with violence
By those who gently draw it out
And by those who glide along
Then press forward as in a race
And plan to do it
One day all that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion
Followed by repeated commotions
Hearts that day will be in agitation
Their eyes will be caste down
They say, “What, will we indeed be returned to our former state
“What, when we will have become decayed bones?
They say, “It would, in that case, be a return with loss.
But indeed, it will be but a single cry
When behold, they will be in the awakening
Has the story of Moses reached you
Behold, your Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa
“Go to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds
“And say to him, ‘Do you want to be purified
“And that I guide you to your Lord, so you can fear Him?
Then Moses showed him the great sign
But he rejected it and did not follow
Further, he turned his back, striving hard
Then he gathered them and made a proclamation
Saying, “I am your Lord, Most High”
But God punished him, and made an example of him, in the hereafter, and in the present life
Indeed in this is an instructive warning for whoever is conscious of God
What, are you more difficult to create or the heaven? God has constructed it
And on high has He raised its canopy, and He has given it order and perfection
Its night does He endow with darkness, and its splendor does He bring out
And the earth, moreover, has He extended
He draws out from there its moisture and its pasture
And the mountains has He firmly fixed
For use and convenience for you and your livestock
Therefore, when there comes the great overwhelming event
The day when humanity will remember all that they strove for
And hellfire will be placed in full view, for all to see
Then for those who transgressed all bounds
And had preferred the life of the present
The abode will be hellfire
And for those who had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord, and have restrained their soul from lower desires
Their abode will be the garden
They ask you about the Hour, “When will its appointed time be?
Are you concerned with the declaration of it
With your Lord is the finale
You are only a warner for those who fear it
The day they see it, it will be as if they had stayed but a single evening, or until the following morn