— 25 verses
When the heaven bursts asunder
And obeys its Lord and it must
And when the earth is stretched
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty
And obeys its Lord and it must
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning
And he shall go back to his people joyful
And as to him who is given his book behind his back
He shall call for perdition
And enter into burning fire
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers
Surely he thought that he would never return
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness
And the night and that which it drives on
And the moon when it grows full
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth
And Allah knows best what they hide
So announce to them a painful punishment
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off