M. H. Shakir, The Holy Quran; Arabic Text and English Translation; Foot-notes by M. H. Shakir (1974)

28. He raised high its height, then put it into a right good state.

29. And He made dark its night and brought out its light.

30. And the earth, He expanded it after that.

31. He brought forth from it its water and its pasturage.

32. And the mountains, He made them firm,

33. A provision for you and for your cattle.

34. But when the great predominating calamity comes;

35. The day on which map shall recollect what he strove after,

36. And the hell shall be made manifest to him who sees

37. Then as for him who is inordinate,

38. And prefers the life of this world,

39. Then surely the hell, that is the abode.

40. And as for him who fears to stand in the presence of his Lord and forbids the soul from low desires,

41. Then surely the garden — that is the abode.

42. They ask you about the hour, when it will come.

43. About what? You are one to remind of it.

44. To your Lord is the goal of it.

45. You are only a warner to him who would fear it.

46. On the day that they see it, it will be as though they had

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M. H. Shakir, The Holy Quran; Arabic Text and English Translation; Foot-notes by M. H. Shakir, R. A. Juma, 1615 Pech Rd., Apt. 26C, Houston, Texas 77055. Presented by World Organization for Islamic Services (WOFIS), P.O. Box No. 2245, Tehran, Iran, 1974 Edition, Consulted online at “Quran Archive - Texts and Studies on the Quran” on 02 Dec. 2025: http://quran-archive.org/explorer/m-h-shakir/1974?page=944