— 25 verses
When the heaven is split asunder
And attentive to her Lord in fear
And when the earth is spread out
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empt
And attentive to her Lord in fear
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence)
Then whoso is given his account in his right han
He truly will receive an easy reckonin
And will return unto his folk in joy
But whoso is given his account behind his back
He surely will invoke destruction
And be thrown to scorching fire
He verily lived joyous with his folk
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah)
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth
And by the moon when she is at the full
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane
What aileth them, then, that they believe no
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah)
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding
So give them tidings of a painful doom
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing