3 And those spreading (goodness), far and wide! |
4 Then those making a distinction! |
5 Then those offering the Reminder, |
6 To clear or to warn! — |
7 Surely that which you are promised will come to pass. |
8 So when the stars are made to disappear, |
9 And when the heaven is rent asunder, |
10 And when the mountains are carried away as dust, |
11 And when the messengers are made to reach their appointed time, |
12 To what day is the doom fixed? |
13 To the day of Decision. |
14 And what will make thee comprehend what the day of Decision is? |
15 Woe on that day to the rejectors! |
16 Did We not destroy the former generations? |
17 Then We followed them up with later ones. |
18 Thus do We deal with the guilty. |
19 Woe on that day to the rejectors! |
20 Did We not create you from ordinary water? |
21 Then We placed it in a secure resting-place, |
22 Till an appointed term, |
23 So We determined — how well are We at determining! |
24 Woe on that day to the rejectors! |
25 Have We not made the earth draw to itself |
26 The living and the dead, |
27 And made therein lofty mountains, and given you to drink of sweet water? |
28 Woe on that day to the rejectors! |
29 Walk on to that which you called a lie. |
30 Walk on to the shadow, having three branches, |