— 46 verses
By those who draw people to the true faith vigorously
And by those who tie their knots firmly
And by those who glide along swiftly
Then they advance and greatly excel others
Then they administer affairs in an excellent manner
This will be on the day when the quaking earth shall quake
And a second quaking shall follow it
On that day hearts will tremble
And their eyes will be cast down
They say, `Shall we really be restored to our former state
`What ! even when we are rotten bones?
They say, `Then that, indeed, would be a losing return.
It will only be a single cry
And behold ! they will all come out in the open
Has the story of Moses reached thee
When his Lord called him in the holy Valley of Tuwa
And directed him: `Go thou to Pharaoh; he has rebelled,
`And say to him. `Wouldst thou be purified
`And I will guide thee to thy Lord so that thou mayest fear HIM.
So he showed him the great Sign
But he rejected him and disobeyed
Then he turned away from the Truth, devising schemes
And he gathered his people and proclaimed
Saying, `I am your Lord, the Most High
So ALLAH seized him for the punishment of the Hereafter and the present world
Therein, surely, is a lesson for him who fears his Lord
Are you harder to create or the heaven that ALLAH has made
HE has raised the height thereof and has made it perfect
And HE has made its night dark; and has brought forth the morn thereof
And the earth, along with it, HE has spread forth
HE has produced therefrom its water and its pasture
And the mountains HE made them firm
All this is a provision for you and for your cattle
But when the great calamity comes
The day when man will call to mind all that he strove for
And Hell will be made manifest to him who sees
Then, as for him who rebels
And prefers the life of this world
The Fire of Hell shall, surely, be his abode
But as for him who fears to stand before his Lord, and restrains his soul from evil desires
The Garden shall, surely, be his abode
They ask thee concerning the Hour: `When will it take place?
Wherein art thou concerned with the talk of its coming
The ultimate knowledge of it rests with thy Lord
Thou art only a Warner unto him who fears it
On the day when they see it, it will be as if they had not tarried in the world but an evening or a morn thereof