¹ When the heaven is cleft asunder,

² And when the stars are scattered,

³ And when the seas gush together,

⁴ And when the tombs are turned upside down, ⁵ the soul shall know what it has sent on or kept back! ⁶ O man! What has seduced thee concerning thy generous Lord, ⁷ who created thee, and fashioned thee, and gave thee symmetry, ⁸ and in what form He pleased composed thee?

⁹ Nay, but ye call the judgment a lie! ¹⁰ But over you are guardians set, ¹¹ noble, writing down! ¹² They know what ye do! ¹³ Verily, the righteous are in pleasure, ¹⁴ and, verily, the wicked are in hell; ¹⁵ they shall broil therein upon the judgment day; ¹⁶ nor shall they be absent therefrom!

¹⁷ And what shall make thee know what is the judgment day? ¹⁸ Again, what shall make thee know what is the judgment day? ¹⁹ A day when no soul shall control aught for another; and the bidding on that day belongs to God!