1The Sure Reality! 2What is the Sure Reality? 3And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is? 4The Thamud and the ´Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity! 5But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning! 6And the ´Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent; 7He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down! 8Then seest thou any of them left surviving? 9And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin. 10And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty. 11We, when the water (of Noah´s Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark), 12That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance. 13Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet, 14And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke,- 15On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass. 16And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy, 17And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them. 18That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden. 19Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record! 20"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!" 21And he will be in a life of Bliss, 22In a Garden on high, 23The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near. 24"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!" 25And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me! 26"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)! 27"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me! 28"Of no profit to me has been my wealth! 29"My power has perished from me!"... 30(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him, 31"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire. 32"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits! 33"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High. 34"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent! 35"So no friend hath he here this Day. 36"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds, 37"Which none do eat but those in sin." 38So I do call to witness what ye see, 39And what ye see not, 40That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger; 41It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe! 42Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive. 43(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds. 44And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name, 45We should certainly seize him by his right hand, 46And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart: 47Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath). 48But verily this is a Message for the Allah-fearing. 49And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it). 50But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers. 51But verily it is Truth of assured certainty. 52So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.