— 52 verses
The Imminent Happening
What is the Imminent Happening
And what can let you know what the Imminent happening is
Thamud and ‘Ad had denied (the happening of) the Shocking Event (the Day of Judgment)
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by that (dreadful cry), which exceeded all limits
And as for ‘Ad, they were destroyed by a violent windstor
that He imposed on them for seven nights and eight consecutive days; so you could see them thrown on the ground, as if they were trunks of hollow palm-trees
Now, do you see any remnant of them
And Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) and those before him and the overthrown towns came up with evil
and they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an extremely severe seizure
When the water overflowed (in the Deluge of NuH), We let you (O mankind,) board the floating ship
so that We make it a reminder for you, and so that a preserving ear (that hears their story) may preserve it
Then, once the Trumpet will be blown for the first time
and the earth and the mountains will be lifted and crushed into pieces with a single blow
then on that Day the Happening will happen
and the sky will burst apart, while it will have become frail on that day
And the angels will be on its borders. And on that Day, the Throne of your Lord will be carried above them by eight (angels)
On that day, you will be brought forward in a way that no secret of yours will remain secret
Now, as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say (to his colleagues), .Come here, read my book
I was sure that I would encounter my reckoning
So he will be in a well-pleasing lif
in a lofty garden
the fruits of which will be close at hand
(It will be said to such people,) .Eat and drink with pleasure, as a reward for what you did in advance during past days
As for him who will be given his book in his left hand, he will say, . Oh, would that I had not been given my book
and I had never known what my account is
Oh, would that it (death) had been the end of the matter
My wealth has not been of any use to me
My power has gone from me for good
(Then it will be said to angels,) .Seize him, then put a collar around his neck
and then, let him burn in the blazing fire
Thereafter, fasten him with a chain the measure of which is seventy hands
Indeed, he did not believe in Allah, the Almighty
and did not persuade (others) to feed the needy
So, he has no friend here today
nor any food except that which comes out from wounds when washing
which is eaten by none but the sinners
I swear by what you see
and what you do not see
it is surely the speech of a noble Messenger, (that he conveys from Allah)
and it is not the speech of a poet, (but) little you believe
nor is it the speech of a soothsayer, (but) little you heed to the advice
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds
Had he (the prophet) forged some statements in Our name
We would have certainly seized him by the right hand
and then severed his life-artery
and none of you could have saved him from it
It is infact a Reminder for the God-fearing
And, of course, We know that among you there are deniers
And surely, it is a cause of remorse for the disbelievers
And it is surely an absolute truth
So, pronounce the purity of the name of your magnificent Lord