— 50 verses
By those who send forth to spread goodness
Then they push on with a forceful pushing
And by those who spread the Truth, a good spreading
Then they distinguish fully between good and evil
Then they carry the Exhortation far and wide
To excuse some and warn others
Verily, that which you are promised must come to pass
So when the stars are made to lose their light
And when the heaven is rent asunder
And when the mountains are blown away like dust
And when the Messengers are made to appear at the appointed time
To what day have these portents been deferred
To the Day of Decision
And what should make thee know what the Day of Decision is
Woe on that day unto those who reject the Truth
Did WE not destroy the earlier peoples
WE will now cause the later ones to follow them
Thus do WE deal with the guilty
Woe on that day unto those who reject the Truth
Did WE not create you from an insignificant fluid
And placed it in a safe resting place
For a known measure of time
Thus did WE determine; and how excellent Determiner are WE
Woe on that day unto those who reject the Truth
Have WE not made the earth so as to hol
The living and the dead
And WE placed therein high mountains, and gave you sweet water to drink
Woe on that day unto those who reject the Truth
They will be commanded: `Now move on towards that which you treated as a lie
`Aye, move on towards a three-pronged shadow
`Neither affording shade, nor protecting from the blame.
It throws up sparks like huge castles
As if they were tawny camels
Woe on that day unto those who reject the Truth
This is a day when they shall not be able to speak
Nor shall they be permitted to offer excuses
Woe on that day unto those who reject the Truth
This is the Day of Decision. WE have gathered you and all the earlier peoples together
`If now you have any stratagem, try your stratagem against me.
Woe on that day unto those who reject the Truth
The righteous will be in the midst of shades and springs
And fruits such as they will desire
It will be said to them, `Eat and drink pleasantly as a reward for what you did'
Thus, surely, do WE reward those who do good
Woe on that day unto those who reject the Truth
Eat and enjoy yourselves for a little while in this world, O rejectors of Truth, surely, you are the guilty ones.
Woe on that day unto those who reject the Truth
And when it is said unto them, `Bow down,' they bow not down
Woe on that day unto those who reject the Truth
In what discourse then, after this, will they believe