WHEN THE SKY is cleft asunder
and when the stars are scattered
and when the seas burst beyond their bounds
and when the graves are overturned –
every human being will [at last] comprehend, what he has sent ahead and what he has held back [in this world]
O MAN! What is it that lures thee away from thy bountiful Sustainer
who has created thee, and formed thee in accordance with what thou art meant' to be, and shaped thy nature in just proportions
having put thee together in whatever form He willed [thee to have]
Nay, [O men,] but you [are lured away from God whenever you are tempted to] give the lie to [God’s] Judgment
And yet, verily, there are ever-watchful forces over you
noble, recording
aware of whatever you do
Behold, [in the life to come] the truly virtuous: will indeed be in bliss
whereas, behold, the wicked will indeed be in a blazing fire –
[a fire] which they shall enter on Judgment Day
and which they shall not [be able to] evade
And what could make thee conceive what that Judgment Day will be
And once again: What could make thee conceive what that Judgment Day will be
[It will be] a Day when no human being shall be of the least avail to another human being: for on that Day [it will become manifest that] all sovereignty is God's alone