Surah “The Sundering, Splitting Open”

as rendered by Hamid S. Aziz — 25 verses

When the heaven is rent asunder
And gives ear unto its Lord, and is dutiful
And when the earth is stretched out
And casts forth what is within it, and is emptied (or clean)
And gives ear unto its Lord, and is dutiful
O man! Verily, you are toiling on towards your Lord, painfully toiling; wherefore shall you meet Him
And as for him who is given his record in his right hand
His account shall be taken with an easy reckoning
And he shall go back to his people rejoicing
But as for him who is given his book behind his back
He shall call out for destruction
But he shall broil in a blazing Fire
Verily, he was amongst his family joyful
Verily, he thought that he should never return to Allah
Nay, nay! Verily, his Lord did watch him
So I do call as witness the glow of sunset
Or the night, and its homing
Or the moon in her fullness
You shall surely travel from stage to stage
What ails them that they believe not
And, when the Quran is read to them, they fall not prostrate
On the contrary, the unbelievers reject it
But Allah knows best the (malice) that they hide
So announce to them the grievous woe
Save those who believe and work right. For them is an unfailing reward