The skeptics ask about the torment that is bound to land
Upon the unbelievers! Nothing can ward it off
(It is) from Allah, the Lord of the means of ascent (to the heavens)
The angels and the spirits rise up towards Him during a day that spans fifty thousand years
So endure (all adversity) with grace and patience
Indeed, they consider the punishment to be far in the future
While We see it close at hand
The sky that day, will be like molten copper
And the mountains like the fluffy tufts of wool
Even the closest friends would fail to inquire about (the welfare of) their close friends
Although, they would see each other! The criminal, that day, would like to escape punishment by offering his own son as ransom
His wife and his brother
And (all) relatives _ (even those) who had sheltered him (through the years)
In fact, (he would be ready to offer as ransom) every single soul on earth, if he could (in return) save himself
No! Of course not! It is a blazing inferno
And it will scald away the scalps (of the unbelievers)
It will summon (by name), all those who turned their backs and ran away (from the truth)
And amassed (wealth), and hoarded it
Indeed, man is created impatient (and fretful)
He (frets and) panics in the face of adversity
And acts niggardly when he encounters good fortune
Except those who perform ´salat´
(Successful are) those who are steadfast (prompt, and punctual) in their ´salat´
Those who accept a due share in their wealth
For people seeking (alms), and for the deprived
(Successful are) those who believe in the Day of Judgment
Those who were fearful of the torment inflicted by their Lord
Indeed, None may feel (wholly) secure and indifferent to the torment of their Lord
(Successful are) those who rein in their sexuality
Except with their spouses _ those whom their right hands possess; because then, they are not blameworthy
While those seeking anything beyond that are really the transgressors
(Successful are) those who discharged their trusts faithfully, and honor their pledges
And when they bear witness, they stand firm (and are truthful)
Those who perform their ´salat´ devotedly and diligently
Such (righteous) ones would be honored in paradise
So what is wrong with the unbelievers? Why do they run towards you
(They are ever so ready to denounce you) in groups, on the right and on the left
Does every man among them aspire to enter the blessings filled paradise
No, of course not! We have created them out of (base) matter that they know (and are familiar with)
Certainly not! I swear by the Lord of the easts and the wests, that We are indeed capable
Of replacing them with (other creations) better than them. We shall certainly not be surpassed
So let them stay engrossed in their idle talks and their games, until they come to face their promised day
That day they would rush out of their graves fast, as if they were hurrying towards their goal
Their eyes shall be down cast (with shame). Humiliation and disgrace shall overwhelm them (completely). They are being promised (just) such a day