"Then will ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood!-

"Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum.

"Then will ye fill your insides therewith,

"And drink Boiling Water on top of it:

"Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!"

Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital!

It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth?

Do ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out,-

Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators?

We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated

from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not.

And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises?

See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground?

Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause?

Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment,

(Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing):

"Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)"

See ye the water which ye drink?

Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We?

Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks?

See ye the Fire which ye kindle?

Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it?

We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.

Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme!

Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,-

And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew,-

That this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable,

In Book well-guarded,

Which none shall touch but those who are clean:

A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem?

And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false?

Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,-

And ye the while (sit) looking on,-

But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,-

Then why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future) account,-

Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)?

Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah,

(There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights.

And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand,

(For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand.

And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong,

For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water.

And burning in Hell-Fire.

Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly.

So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme.