عُذرًا أَو نُذرًا

As justification or warning,

إِنَّما توعَدونَ لَواقِعٌ

Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.

فَإِذَا النُّجومُ طُمِسَت

So when the stars are obliterated

وَإِذَا السَّماءُ فُرِجَت

And when the heaven is opened

وَإِذَا الجِبالُ نُسِفَت

And when the mountains are blown away

لِأَيِّ يَومٍ أُجِّلَت

For what Day was it postponed?

لِيَومِ الفَصلِ

For the Day of Judgement.

وَما أَدراكَ ما يَومُ الفَصلِ

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

وَيلٌ يَومَئِذٍ لِلمُكَذِّبينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

أَلَم نُهلِكِ الأَوَّلينَ

Did We not destroy the former peoples?