— 44 verses
Someone has (needlessly) demanded to experience the torment (of God)
which will inevitably seize the disbelievers
No one can defend him against God, the Lord of the exalted positions
On that Day (of Judgment), long as fifty thousand years, the angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him
(Muhammad), exercise patience with no complaints
They think that it (the Day of Judgment) is far away
but We see it to be very near
On the day when the heavens become like molten metal
and the mountains become like wool
even intimate friends will not inquire about their friends
though they may see each other. A sinner will wish that he could save himself from the torment of that day by sacrificing his children
his wife, his brother
his kinsmen who gave him refuge (from hardship
and all those on earth
By no means! For the raging flames of the fir
will strip-off the flesh
and drag into it anyone who has turned away (from obeying God)
and who accumulated wealth without spending it for a good purpose
Human beings are created greedy
When they are afflicted, they complain
but when they are fortunate, they become niggardl
except those who are steadfas
and constant in their prayers
They are those who assign a certain share of their propert
for the needy and the deprived
who acknowledge the Day of Judgment
who are afraid of the torment of their Lord
the punishment of their Lord is not something for them to feel secure of
who guard their carnal desire
except from their wives and slave girls, in which case they are not to be blamed
but whoever goes beyond this is a transgressor
who honor their trust and promises
who testify to what they have witnessed
and (finally) those who do not miss their ritual - prayers at the prescribed times
such people will receive due honor in Paradise
What is wrong with the disbelievers who roam around you (Muhammad)
left and right, in numerous groups
Does every one of them desire to enter the bountiful Paradise
By no means! For they know very well out of what We have created them (The human being's naturally growing from a living germ, without discipline and good deeds will not result in virtue)
I do not need to swear by the Lord of the eastern and western regions that We have certainly all the power
to replace them by a better people and none can challenge Our power
(Muhammad), leave them alone to dispute and play until they face the Day with which they have been threatened
the Day when they rush out of their graves as if racing towards a signpost
with their eyes cast down and covered by disgrace; the day about which they were promised