1. O mankind! fear Your Lord and be dutiful to him! Verily, the earthquake of the Hour (of Judgement) is a terrible thing.
2. the Day You shall see it, Every nursing mother will forget her nursling, and Every pregnant one will drop her load, and You shall see mankind as In a drunken state, yet they will not be drunken, but Severe will be the torment of Allâh.
3. and among mankind is He who disputes concerning Allâh, without knowledge, and follows Every rebellious (disobedient to Allâh) Shaitân (devil) (devoid of each and Every kind of good).
4. for Him (the devil) it is decreed that Whosoever follows him, He will mislead him, and will drive Him to the torment of the Fire. [Tafsir At-Tabarî]
5. O mankind! if You are In doubt about the Resurrection, Then Verily! we have created You (i.e. Adam) from dust, Then from a Nutfah (mixed drops of male and female sexual discharge i.e. offspring of Adam), Then from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood) Then from a little lump of flesh, some formed and some unformed (miscarriage), that we may make (it) clear to You (i.e. to show You Our power and ability to do what we will). and we Cause whom we will to remain In the wombs for an appointed term, Then we bring You out as infants, Then (give You growth) that You may reach Your age of full strength. and among You there is He who dies (young), and among You there is He who is brought back to the miserable old age, so that He knows nothing after having known. and You see the earth barren, but when we send down water (rain) on it, it is stirred (to life), it swells and puts forth Every lovely kind (of growth).
6. that is because Allâh, He is the truth, and it is He who gives life to the dead, and it is He who is Able to do All things.
7. and surely, the Hour is coming, there is no doubt about it, and Certainly, Allâh will resurrect those who are In the graves.
8. and among men is He who disputes about Allâh, without knowledge or guidance, or a Book giving light (from Allâh),
9. Bending his neck In pride (Far astray from the Path of Allâh), and leading (others) too (far) astray from the Path of Allâh. for Him there is disgrace In This worldly life, and on the Day of Resurrection we shall make Him taste the torment of burning (Fire).
10. that is because of what Your hands have sent forth, and Verily, Allâh is not unjust to (His) slaves.
11. and among mankind is He who worships Allâh as it were, upon the very edge (i.e. In doubt); if good befalls him, He is content therewith; but if a trial befalls him, He turns back on his face (i.e. reverts back to disbelief after embracing Islâm). He loses both This world and the Hereafter. that is the evident loss.
12. He calls besides Allâh unto that which hurts Him not, nor profits Him. that is a straying far away.
13. He calls unto Him whose harm is nearer than his profit; Certainly, and evil Maula (patron) and certainly an evil friend!
14. Truly, Allâh will admit those who believe (in Islâmic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds (according to the Qur'ân and the Sunnah) to Gardens underneath which rivers flow (in Paradise). Verily, Allâh does what He wills.
15. whoever thinks that Allâh will not help Him (Muhammad) In This world and In the Hereafter, let Him stretch out a Rope to the ceiling and let Him strangle himself. Then let Him see whether his Plan will remove that whereat He rages!
16. Thus have we sent it (this Qur'ân) down (to Muhammad ) as clear signs, evidences and proofs, and surely, Allâh guides whom He wills.
17. Verily, those who believe (in Allâh and In his Messenger Muhammad ), and those who are Jews, and the Sabians, and the Christians, and the Magians, and those who Worship others besides Allâh, Truly, Allâh will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection. Verily! Allâh is witness over All things.
18. see You not that to Allâh prostrates whoever is In the heavens and whoever is on the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and Ad-Dawâb (moving living creatures, beasts, etc.), and many of mankind? but there are many (men) on whom the punishment is justified. and whomsoever Allâh disgraces, none can honour Him. Verily! Allâh does what He wills.
19. These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord; Then as for those who disbelieve, garments of Fire will be cut out for them, boiling water will be poured down over their heads.
20. with it will melt or vanish away what is within their bellies, as well as (their) skins.
21. and for them are hooked rods of iron (to Punish them).
22. Every time they seek to get away therefrom, from anguish, they will be driven back therein, and (it will be) said to them: "Taste the torment of burning!"
23. Truly, Allâh will admit those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh Islâmic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, to Gardens underneath which rivers flow (in Paradise), wherein they will be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls and their garments therein will be of silk.
24. and they are guided (in This world) unto goodly speech (i.e. Lâ ilâha ill-Allâh, Alhamdu lillâh, recitation of the Qur'ân, etc.) and they are guided to the Path of Him (i.e. Allâh's Religion of Islâmic Monotheism), who is Worthy of All praises.
25. Verily! those who disbelieve and hinder (men) from the Path of Allâh, and from Al-Masjid-al-Harâm (at Makkah) which we have made (open) to (all) men, the dweller In it and the visitor from the country are equal there [as regards its sanctity and pilgrimage (Hajj and 'Umrah)]. and whoever inclines to evil actions therein or to do wrong (i.e. practise polytheism and leave Islâmic Monotheism), Him we shall Cause to taste a painful torment.
26. and (remember) when we showed Ibrâhim (Abraham) the site of the (Sacred) House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) (saying): "Associate not anything (in worship) with Me, [Lâ ilâha ill-Allâh (none has the Right to be worshipped but Allâh Islâmic Monotheism], and sanctify My House for those who circumambulate it, and those who stand up for prayer, and those who bow (submit themselves with humility and obedience to Allâh), and make prostration (in prayer, etc.);"
27. and proclaim to mankind the Hajj (pilgrimage). they will come to You on foot and on Every lean camel, they will come from Every deep and distant (wide) mountain highway (to perform Hajj).
28. that they may witness things that are of benefit to them (i.e. reward of Hajj In the Hereafter, and also some worldly gain from trade, etc.), and mention the Name of Allâh on appointed days (i.e. 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Day of Dhul-Hijjâh), over the beast of cattle that He has provided for them (for sacrifice) (at the time of their slaughtering by saying: Bismillah, Wallâhu-Akbar, Allâhumma Minka Wa Ilaik). Then eat thereof and feed therewith the poor who have a very hard time.
29. Then let them complete the prescribed duties (Manâsik of Hajj) for them, and perform their vows, and circumambulate the Ancient House (the Ka'bah at Makkah).
30. that (Manâsik prescribed duties of Hajj is the obligation that mankind owes to Allâh), and whoever honours the sacred things of Allâh, Then that is better for Him with his Lord. the cattle are lawful to you, except those (that will be) mentioned to You (as exceptions). so shun the abomination (worshipping) of idol, and shun lying speech (false statements)
31. Hunafâ' Lillâh (i.e. to Worship none but Allâh), not associating partners (in worship, etc.) unto Him and whoever assigns partners to Allâh, it is as if He had fallen from the sky, and the birds had snatched him, or the wind had thrown Him to a far off place.