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1By the forceful chargers
2raring to go
3sweeping ahead at full stretch
4overtaking swiftly
5to bring the matter to an end
6on the Day when the blast reverberates
7and the second blast follows
8hearts will tremble
9and eyes will be downcast
10They say, ‘What? shall we be brought back to life
11after we have turned into decayed bones?’ and they say
12‘Such a return is impossible!’
13But all it will take is a single blast
14and they will be back above ground
15Have you [Prophet] heard the story of Moses
16His Lord called out to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa
17‘Go to Pharaoh, for he has exceeded all bounds
18and ask him, “Do you want to purify yourself [of sin]
19Do you want me to guide you to your Lord, so that you may hold Him in awe?” ’
20Moses showed him the great sign
21but he denied it and refused [the faith]
22He turned away and hastily
23gathered his people, proclaiming
24‘I am your supreme lord,’
25so God condemned him to punishment in the life to come as well as in this life
26there truly is a lesson in this for anyone who stands in awe of God
27Which is harder to create: you people or the sky that He built
28raising it high and perfecting it
29giving darkness to its night and bringing out its morning brightness
30and the earth, too, He spread out
31bringing waters and pastures out of it
32and setting firm mountains [in it]
33for you and your animals to enjoy
34When the great overwhelming event arrives
35on the Day that man remembers what he has done
36and Hell is there for all to see
37for anyone who has transgressed
38and preferred the present life
39Hell will be home
40for anyone who feared the meeting with his Lord and restrained himself from base desires
41Paradise will be home
42They ask you [Prophet] about the Hour
43saying, ‘When will it arrive?’, but how can you tell [them that]
44Its time is known only to your Lord
45you are only sent to warn those who fear it
46On the Day they see it, it will seem they lingered [in this life] an evening [at most,] or its morning
source: Abdel Haleem