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| 1. * | A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall- |
| 2. * | The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off,- |
| 3. * | (A Penalty) from Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent. |
| 4. * | The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years: |
| 5. * | Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful (contentment). |
| 6. * | They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event): |
| 7. * | But We see it (quite) near. |
| 8. * | The Day that the sky will be like molten brass, |
| 9. * | And the mountains will be like wool, |
| 10. * | And no friend will ask after a friend, |
| 11. * | Though they will be put in sight of each other,- the sinner's desire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of that Day by (sacrificing) his children, |
| 12. * | His wife and his brother, |
| 13. * | His kindred who sheltered him, |
| 14. * | And all, all that is on earth,- so it could deliver him: |
| 15. * | By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell!- |
| 16. * | Plucking out (his being) right to the skull!- |
| 17. * | Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right). |
| 18. * | And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)! |
| 19. * | Truly man was created very impatient;- |
| 20. * | Fretful when evil touches him; |
| 21. * | And niggardly when good reaches him;- |
| 22. * | Not so those devoted to Prayer;- |
| 23. * | Those who remain steadfast to their prayer; |
| 24. * | And those in whose wealth is a recognised right. |
| 25. * | For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some reason from asking); |
| 26. * | And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment; |
| 27. * | And those who fear the displeasure of their Lord,- |
| 28. * | For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace and Tranquillity;- |
| 29. * | And those who guard their chastity, |
| 30. * | Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (then) they are not to be blamed, |
| 31. * | But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors;- |
| 32. * | And those who respect their trusts and covenants; |
| 33. * | And those who stand firm in their testimonies; |
| 34. * | And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship;- |
| 35. * | Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss). |
| 36. * | Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush madly before thee- |
| 37. * | From the right and from the left, in crowds? |
| 38. * | Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of Bliss? |
| 39. * | By no means! For We have created them out of the (base matter) they know! |
| 40. * | Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the East and the West that We can certainly- |
| 41. * | Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not to be defeated (in Our Plan). |
| 42. * | So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised!- |
| 43. * | The Day whereon they will issue from their sepulchres in sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal-post (fixed for them),- |
| 44. * | Their eyes lowered in dejection,- ignominy covering them (all over)! such is the Day the which they are promised! |