In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Qarib: When the sky is torn apart,
Sarwar: When the heavens are rent asunder
Shakir: When the heaven bursts asunder,
Pickthall: When the heaven is split asunder
Yusufali: When the sky is rent asunder,

Qarib: hearing and obeying its Lord, as it must do;
Sarwar: in obedience to the commands of their Lord which are incumbent on them,
Shakir: And obeys its Lord and it must
Pickthall: And attentive to her Lord in fear,
Yusufali: And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so);-

Qarib: when the earth is stretched out
Sarwar: when the earth is stretched out
Shakir: And when the earth is stretched,
Pickthall: And when the earth is spread out
Yusufali: And when the earth is flattened out,

Qarib: and casts out all that is within and voids itself,
Sarwar: and throws out of itself all that it contains
Shakir: And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
Pickthall: And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
Yusufali: And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,

Qarib: obeying its Lord, as it must do!
Sarwar: in obedience to the commands of its Lord which are incumbent on it, (the human being will receive due recompense for his deeds).
Shakir: And obeys its Lord and it must
Pickthall: And attentive to her Lord in fear!
Yusufali: And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord,- and it must needs (do so);- (then will come Home the full reality).

Qarib: O human, you are working hard towards your Lord and you will meet Him.
Sarwar: Human being, you strive hard to get closer to your Lord, and so you will certainly receive the recompense (of your deeds).
Shakir: O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him
Pickthall: Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
Yusufali: O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord- painfully toiling,- but thou shalt meet Him.

Qarib: Then, he who is given his Book in his right hand
Sarwar: The reckoning of those whose Book of records will be given into their right hands
Shakir: Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Pickthall: Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
Yusufali: Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,

Qarib: shall have an easy reckoning
Sarwar: will be easy,
Shakir: He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
Pickthall: He truly will receive an easy reckoning
Yusufali: Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,

Qarib: and will return rejoicing to his family.
Sarwar: and they will return to their people, delighted
Shakir: And he shall go back to his people joyful
Pickthall: And will return unto his folk in joy.
Yusufali: And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!

Qarib: But he who is given his Book from behind his back
Sarwar: But as for those whose Book of records will be given behind their backs,
Shakir: And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
Pickthall: But whoso is given his account behind his back,
Yusufali: But he who is given his Record behind his back,-

Qarib: shall call for destruction
Sarwar: they will say, "Woe to us!"
Shakir: He shall call for perdition,
Pickthall: He surely will invoke destruction
Yusufali: Soon will he cry for perdition,

Qarib: and roast at the Blaze.
Sarwar: They will suffer the heat of hell fire.
Shakir: And enter into burning fire
Pickthall: And be thrown to scorching fire.
Yusufali: And he will enter a Blazing Fire.

Qarib: Once, he lived joyfully among his family
Sarwar: They lived among their people joyfully
Shakir: Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers
Pickthall: He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Yusufali: Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!

Qarib: and surely thought he would never return (to his Lord).
Sarwar: and had thought that they would never be brought back to life again.
Shakir: Surely he thought that he would never return
Pickthall: He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Yusufali: Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!

Qarib: Yes indeed, his Lord was ever watching him.
Sarwar: This is a fact. Their Lord is Well-Aware of (all that they do).
Shakir: Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him
Pickthall: Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Yusufali: Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!

Qarib: I swear by the twilight;
Sarwar: I do not need to swear by the sunset,
Shakir: But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
Pickthall: Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
Yusufali: So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;

Qarib: by the night and all that it envelops;
Sarwar: or by the night in which things all come together to rest,
Shakir: And the night and that which it drives on,
Pickthall: And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
Yusufali: The Night and its Homing;

Qarib: by the moon, in its fullness
Sarwar: or by the moon when it is full,
Shakir: And the moon when it grows full,
Pickthall: And by the moon when she is at the full,
Yusufali: And the Moon in her fullness:

Qarib: that you shall surely ride from stage to stage.
Sarwar: that you will certainly pass through one stage after another.
Shakir: That you shall most certainly enter one state after another
Pickthall: That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
Yusufali: Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.

Qarib: What is the matter with them, that they do not believe
Sarwar: What is the matter with them? Why do they not believe?
Shakir: But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
Pickthall: What aileth them, then, that they believe not
Yusufali: What then is the matter with them, that they believe not?-

Qarib: and when the Koran is recited to them that they do not prostrate!
Sarwar: Why, when the Quran is recited to them, do they not prostrate themselves?
Shakir: And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
Pickthall: And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah)?
Yusufali: And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,

Qarib: No, the unbelievers only belie,
Sarwar: In fact, they reject the Quran,
Shakir: Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth
Pickthall: Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
Yusufali: But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).

Qarib: and Allah knows very well what they gather.
Sarwar: but God knows best whatever they accumulate in their hearts.
Shakir: And Allah knows best what they hide,
Pickthall: And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
Yusufali: But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)

Qarib: Therefore give to them glad tidings of a painful punishment,
Sarwar: (Muhammad), tell them that they will all suffer a painful torment
Shakir: So announce to them a painful punishment~
Pickthall: So give them tidings of a painful doom,
Yusufali: So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,

Qarib: except to those who believe, and do righteous deeds, for theirs is an unfailing recompense.
Sarwar: except the righteously striving believers, who will receive a never-ending reward.
Shakir: Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off
Pickthall: Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
Yusufali: Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.