When the sky bursts open,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
When the sky has split [open]
— Saheeh International
obeying its Lord as it must,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And has listened [i.e., responded]1 to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
— Saheeh International
and when the earth is flattened out,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And when the earth has been extended1
— Saheeh International
and ejects ˹all˺ its contents1 and becomes empty,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And has cast out that within it1 and relinquished [it].
— Saheeh International
obeying its Lord as it must, ˹surely you will all be judged˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And has listened [i.e., responded] to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
— Saheeh International
O humanity! Indeed, you are labouring restlessly towards your Lord, and will ˹eventually˺ meet the consequences.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion1 and will meet it.2
— Saheeh International
As for those who are given their record in their right hand,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
— Saheeh International
they will have an easy reckoning,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He will be judged with an easy account
— Saheeh International
and will return to their people joyfully.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And return to his people in happiness.
— Saheeh International
And as for those who are given their record ˹in their left hand˺ from behind their backs,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
— Saheeh International
they will cry for ˹instant˺ destruction,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He will cry out for destruction
— Saheeh International