By those unleashed in succession
Storming turbulently
Scattering far and wide
Separating decisively
Delivering a message
Excusing or warning
Surely what you are promised will happen
When the stars are obliterated
And the sky is fractured
And the mountains are blown away
And the messengers are alerted
Until which day is it deferred
Until the Day of Decision
And what will teach you what the Day of Decision is
Woe on that Day to the liars.
Did We not destroy the ancients
Then succeeded them with the others
This is how We deal with the guilty
Woe on that Day to the rejecters
Did We not create you from an insignificant fluid
Then lodged it in a secure place
For a known term
We measured precisely. We are the best to measure
Woe on that Day to the falsifiers
Did We not make the earth a homestead
For the living and the dead
And set on it lofty mountains, and given you pure water to drink
Woe on that Day to the deniers
'Proceed to what you used to deny.'
'Proceed to a shadow of three different masses.'
Offering no shade, and unavailing against the flames
It shoots sparks as castles
As if they were yellow camels
Woe on that Day to the liars
This is a Day when they will not speak
And they will not be allowed to apologize
Woe on that Day to the rejecters
This is the Day of Separation; We have gathered you, together with the ancients
So if you have a strategy, use it against Me
Woe on that Day to the falsifiers
The righteous will be amidst shades and fountains
And fruits as they desire
'Eat and drink pleasantly, for what you used to do.'
This is how We reward the doers of good
Woe on that Day to the deniers
'Eat and enjoy yourselves a little; you are indeed criminals.'
Woe on that Day to the liars
And when it is said to them, 'Kneel', they do not kneel
Woe on that Day to the rejecters
In what message, beyond this, will they believe