— 46 verses
By [the winds] that pluck out vehementl
and those that blow gently
and by [the clouds] that swim serenely an
by those that outstrip them suddenly
and by those who regulate events
On the Day when a violent convulsion will convulse [the world]
to be followed by further [convulsions]
hearts will be throbbing
while eyes will be downcast
They say, What? shall we be brought back to life
even after we have turned into decayed bones
and they say, That indeed would be a losing return
But all it will take is a single blast
and behold! They will all come out in the open
Have you heard the story of Moses
His Lord called out to him by the sacred valley of Tuwa
[saying], Go to Pharaoh, he has exceeded all bounds
and say, Will you reform yourself
Do you want me to guide you to your Lord, so that you should fear Him
Moses showed him the great sign
but he denied it and refused [the faith]
Then he quickly turned his back
And he summoned all his people
and proclaimed, I am your supreme Lord
but God seized him and meted out to him the chastisement of both the next world and the present
surely there is in this a lesson for the God-fearing
[O Men!] Are you more difficult to create than the heaven which He has built
by raising its vault high and fashioning it flawlessly
and making its night dark and bringing forth its morning light
and the earth which He spread out
after that bringing forth from it its water and its pasture land
and making the mountains firm
[all this] as a means of sustenance for you and your animals
When the great overwhelming event arrives
on the Day that man remembers what he strove fo
and Hell is there for all to see
anyone who has acted arrogantl
and prefers the life of this world
will find himself in Hell
but one who fears to stand before his Lord and restrained himself from base desires
shall dwell in Paradise
They will ask you [Prophet] about the Hour, saying, When it will come to pass?
what have you to do with the mentioning of it
Your Lord alone knows when it will come
you are but a warner for those who fear it
On the Day when they see it, they will feel as if they had tarried in this world for only one evening or one morning