I swear by the Day of Resurrection
And I swear by the self-accusing human soul
Does human think that We will never assemble his bones (to resurrect him)
Yes indeed, We are able to make whole his very fingertips
But human (by willful choice) denies what lies ahead of him (the other life, because he desires to live only as he pleases)
He asks: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
When the eyesight is confounded (through fear)
And the moon is darkened
And the sun and the moon are joined together
On that Day human will say: "Where is the escape?"
By no means! No refuge (to flee to)
To your Lord the journey’s end will be on that Day
Human will be made understand on that Day all (the good and evil) that he has forwarded (to his afterlife while in the world), and all (the good and evil) that he has left behind
Indeed, human will be an eye-witness (providing evidence) against himself
Even though he puts forth his excuses
(O Prophet!) Move not your tongue to hasten it (for safekeeping in your heart)
Surely it is for Us to collect it (in your heart) and enable you to recite it (by heart)
So when We recite it, follow its recitation
Thereafter, it is for Us to explain it
Yes indeed! but you (people) love and prefer what is before you (the present, worldly life)
And abandon that which is to come later (the Hereafter)
Some faces on that Day will be radiant (with contentment)
Looking up toward their Lord
And some faces on that Day will be despondent
Knowing that a crushing calamity is about to be inflicted on them
No indeed! (No doubt remains for the meaning of life) when it (the last breath) comes up to the throat
And it is said, "Who is the wizard (who can save him)?"
While he (who is dying) is certain that it is the (moment of) parting
And (in the agony of death) one leg is intertwined with the other
To your Lord is, on that Day, the driving
He did not affirm the truth (of the Divine Message conveyed to him), nor did he do the Prayer
Rather, he denied and turned away
Thereafter he went back to his family in gleeful conceit
So: well have you deserved (this doom), well have you deserved (it)
Again, well have you deserved it and well deserved
Does human think that he is to be left to himself (to go about as he pleases)
Was he not once a mere drop of semen poured forth
Then he became a clot clinging (to the womb wall), and He created and fashioned (him) in due proportions
Then He made of him a pair, male and female
Is not He (Who does that, equally) able to bring the dead back to life