— 52 verses
The Inevitable! (Day of Judgment)
What is the Inevitable
Would that you knew (in detail) what the Inevitable is
The people of Thamud and Ad denied the Day of Judgment
The Thamuds were destroyed by a violent blast of sound
The Ads were destroyed by a swift, destructive gal
which continued to strike them for seven and eight days so that eventually you could see the people lying dead like the hollow trunks of uprooted palm-trees
Can you see any of their survivors
The Pharaoh, those who lived before him and the people of the Subverted Cities all persisted in doing evil
They disobeyed the Messenger of their Lord and He seized them with torment which increased with time
When the flood rose high and covered the whole land, We carried you in the Ark
as a lesson for you, but only attentive ears will retain it
With the first blast of sound from the trumpet
the earth and mountains will be raised up high and crushed all together
On that day, the inevitable event will take place
and the heavens will be rent asunder
and will turn frail, losing all force. The angels will be around the heavens and on that day eight of them will carry the Throne of your Lord above all the creatures
On that day all your secrets will be exposed
Those who will receive the books of the records of their deeds in their right hands will say, "Come and read my record
I was sure that the record of my deeds would be shown to me"
They will have a pleasant lif
in an exalted garde
with fruits within easy reach
Such people will be told, "Eat and drink with pleasure as the reward for what you did in the past"
However, those who will receive the books of the records of their deeds in their left hands will say, "We wish that this record had never been given to u
and that we would never knew what our records contained
Would that death had taken us away for good
Our wealth is of no benefit to u
and our belief has destroyed us"
The angels will be told, "Seize and chain them
then throw them into hell to be heated up therein
Fasten a chain to them - seventy cubits long
they did not believe in the great God
nor were they concerned with feeding the destitute
On this day, they will have no friend
and no food except pu
which only the sinners eat"
I do not need to swear by what you se
and what you do not se
because the Quran is certainly the word of a reverent messenger
It is not the word of a poet but only a few of you have faith
nor is it the work of a soothsayer but only a few of you take heed
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Universe
Had Muhammad invented some words against Us,
We would have caught hold of him by his right han
and cut-off his main artery
None of you would be able to prevent Us from doing this to him
The Quran is certainly a reminder for the pious ones
We certainly know that some of you have rejected i
and (on the Day of Judgment) this will be a great source of regret for the unbelievers
This is the Truth beyond any doubt
(Muhammad), glorify the name of your Lord, the Great One