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,