When the heaven is split asunder
Obeying its Lord, as in truth it is expected to do so and always does
And when the earth is flattened out
And casts forth whatever is in it and becomes empty
Obeying its Lord, as in truth it is expected to do so and always does
O human! You are ever toiling toward your Lord in a labor to be re-encountered (before His judgment)
Then, as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand
Surely he will be reckoned with by an easy reckoning
And will return in joy to his household (prepared for him in Paradise)
But as for him who will be given his Record (in his left hand) from behind his back
He will surely pray for destruction
And enter the Flame to roast
For indeed he used to be in joyous conceit among his household (in his earthly life)
He thought that he would never return (to God for judgment)
No indeed! Rather, his Lord was ever seeing him
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset
And the night, and all that it enshrouds (by degrees)
And the moon, as it grows full
You will most certainly move on from one state to another (congruous with it)
What, then, is the matter with them that they do not believe
And when the Qur’an is recited to them, they do not prostrate in submission (to its Message)
Rather: those who disbelieve deny (it and its Message)
And God has full knowledge of what they harbor (in their hearts)
So give them the glad tidings of a painful punishment
Except for those who believe and do good, righteous deeds: for them there is a reward constant and beyond measure