5 Nay, again, they will soon know. |
6 Have We not made the earth an expanse |
7 And the mountains as pegs? |
8 And We have created you in pairs, |
9 And made your sleep for rest, |
10 And made the night a covering, |
11 And made the day for seeking livelihood. |
12 And We have made above you seven strong (bodies), |
13 And made a shining lamp, |
14 And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth in abundance, |
15 That We may bring forth thereby grain and herbs, |
16 And luxuriant gardens. |
17 Surely the day of Decision is appointed — |
18 The day when the trumpet is blown, so you come forth in hosts, |
19 And the heaven is opened so it becomes as doors, |
20 And the mountains are moved off, so they remain a semblance. |
21 Surely hell lies in wait, |
22 A resort for the inordinate, |
23 Living therein for long years. |
24 They taste not therein coolness nor drink, |
25 But boiling and intensely cold water, |
26 Requital corresponding. |
27 Surely they feared not the reckoning, |
28 And rejected Our messages, giving the lie (thereto). |
29 And We have recorded everything in a book, |
30 So taste, for We shall add to you naught but chastisement. |
31 Surely for those who keep their duty is achievement, |
32 Gardens and vineyards, |