— 25 verses
When the heaven bursts asunder
And hearkens unto her Lord - and this is incumbent upon her
And when the earth is spread out
And cast out all that is in her, and appears to become empty
And hearkens unto her Lord - and this is incumbent upon her
Verily, thou, O man, art toiling along towards thy Lord, a hard toiling; until thou meet HIM
Then as for him who is given his record in his right hand
He will, surely, have an easy reckoning
And he will return to his family, rejoicing
But as for him who will have his record given to him behind his back
He will soon call for destruction
And he will burn in a blazing Fire
Verily, before this he used to pass his time joyfully among his people
He, indeed, thought that he would never return to God
Yea ! surely, his Lord was ever Watchful of him
But nay ! I call to witness the glow of sunset
And the night and all that it envelops
And the moon when it becomes full
That you shall, assuredly, pass on from one stage to another
So what is the matter with them that they believe not
And when the Qur'an is recited unto them, they do not bow in submission
On the contrary, those who disbelieve reject it
And ALLAH knows best what they keep hidden in their hearts
So give them tidings of a painful punishment
But as to those who believe and do good works, theirs is an unending reward