Surah “The Sundering, Splitting Open”

as rendered by Rashad Khalifa — 25 verses

The time will come when the sky is ruptured
It will submit to its Lord and expire
The earth will be leveled
It will eject its contents, as it erupts
It will submit to its Lord and expire
O humans, you are irreversibly heading for a meeting with your Lord
As for the one who receives his record in his right hand
His reckoning will be easy
He will return to his people joyfully
As for the one who receives his record behind his back
He will be ridden with remorse
And will burn in Hell
He used to act arrogantly among his people
He thought that he will never be called to account
Yes indeed, his Lord was Seer of him
I solemnly swear by the rosy dusk
And the night as it spreads
And the moon and its phases
You will move from stage to stag
Why do they not believe
And when the Quran is recited to them, they do not fall prostrate
This is because those who disbelieved are rejecting (the Quran)
GOD is fully aware of their innermost thoughts
Promise them painful retribution
As for those who believed and led a righteous life, they receive a recompense that is well-deserved