— 19 verses
When the sky is cleft asunder
and when the stars are scattered
when the seas overflow
and when the graves are laid open
then everyone will know what he has sent ahead, and what he has left behind
O man! What is it that lures you away from your bountiful Sustainer
who created you, fashioned you and proportioned you
in whatever form He pleased
Yet you deny the Last Judgement
Surely, there are guardians watching over you
noble recorders
who know all that you do:[48]
the virtuous will dwell in bliss
whereas the wicked will be in Hell
which they shall enter on the Day of Judgement
and from which they will find no escape
What will make you realize what the Day of Judgement will be
Again: what will make you realize what the Day of Judgement will be
It will be a Day when no human being shall be of the least avail to any other human being, God [alone] will hold command on that Day