— 25 verses
When the sky bursts open
and obeys its Lord as it must
when the earth flattens out
and casts out all that is within it and becomes empty
and obeys its Lord as it must
O man, having striven hard towards your Lord, you shall meet Him
he who is given his record in his right han
shall have an easy reckonin
and he shall return to his people, joyfully
but as for him whose record shall be given to him from behind his back
he will pray for utter destructio
and he will enter the blazing flame
He used to be happy with his own people
for he never thought that he would have to return [to God]
But he will indeed! His Lord was ever watching him
I swear by the glow of sunset
by the night and what it covers
and the moon when it grows full
you will progress from stage to stage
What is wrong with them that they do not believe
When the Quran is read to them, why do they not fall to their knees
Indeed, those who are bent on denying the truth reject i
God is quite aware of what they are storing in their hearts
Therefore, give them the news of a painful punishment
But for those who believe and do good works; for them there shall be a never-ending reward