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| 1. * | When heaven is rent asunder |
| 2. * | and gives ear to its Lord, and is fitly disposed; |
| 3. * | when earth is stretched out |
| 4. * | and casts forth what is in it, and voids itself, |
| 5. * | and gives ear to its Lord, and is fitly disposed! |
| 6. * | O Man! Thou art labouring unto thy Lord laboriously, and thou shalt encounter Him. |
| 7. * | Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, |
| 8. * | he shall surely receive an easy reckoning |
| 9. * | and he will return to his family joyfully. |
| 10. * | But as for him who is given his book behind his back, |
| 11. * | he shall call for destruction |
| 12. * | and he shall roast at a Blaze. |
| 13. * | He once lived among his family joyfully; |
| 14. * | he surely thought he would never revert. |
| 15. * | Yes indeed; his Lord had sight of him. |
| 16. * | No! I swear by the twilight |
| 17. * | and the night and what it envelops |
| 18. * | and the moon when it is at the full, |
| 19. * | you shall surely ride stage after stage. |
| 20. * | Then what ails them, that they believe not, |
| 21. * | and when the Koran is recited to them they do not bow? |
| 22. * | Nay, but the unbelievers are crying lies, |
| 23. * | and God knows very well what they are secreting. |
| 24. * | So give them good tidings of a painful chastisement, |
| 25. * | except those that believe, and do righteous deeds -- theirs shall be a wage unfailing. |