عُذۡرًا أَوۡ نُذۡرًا

As justification or warning,

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَوَٰقِعٞ

Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.

فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتۡ

So when the stars are obliterated

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتۡ

And when the heaven is opened

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ نُسِفَتۡ

And when the mountains are blown away

وَإِذَا ٱلرُّسُلُ أُقِّتَتۡ

And when the messengers' time has come...[1]

لِأَيِّ يَوۡمٍ أُجِّلَتۡ

For what Day was it postponed?[1]

لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ

For the Day of Judgement.

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ

And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe,[1] that Day, to the deniers.

أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Did We not destroy the former peoples?

ثُمَّ نُتۡبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

Then We will follow them with the later ones.

كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

Thus do We deal with the criminals.

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

أَلَمۡ نَخۡلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٖ مَّهِينٖ

Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?

فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ فِي قَرَارٖ مَّكِينٍ

And We placed it in a firm lodging [i.e., the womb]

إِلَىٰ قَدَرٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ

For a known extent.

فَقَدَرۡنَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡقَٰدِرُونَ

And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ كِفَاتًا

Have We not made the earth a container

أَحۡيَآءٗ وَأَمۡوَٰتٗا

Of the living and the dead?

وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ شَٰمِخَٰتٖ وَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُم مَّآءٗ فُرَاتٗا

And We placed therein lofty, firmly set mountains and have given you to drink sweet water.

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

[They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.

ٱنطَلِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ ظِلّٖ ذِي ثَلَٰثِ شُعَبٖ

Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns.

لَّا ظَلِيلٖ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ

[But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."

إِنَّهَا تَرۡمِي بِشَرَرٖ كَٱلۡقَصۡرِ

Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٞ صُفۡرٞ

As if they were yellowish [black] camels.

وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ لَا يَنطِقُونَ

This is a Day they will not speak,