- 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 empty
- 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 hand
- He truly will receive an easy reckoning
- 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 not
- 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.