Selected Quranic verses

﴿ ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ ﴾

cheerful and rejoicing;

﴿ وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ ﴾

while other faces will be dust-stained,

﴿ تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ ﴾

covered in darkness.

﴿ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ ﴾

Such are the disbelievers, the wicked.

﴿ إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ ﴾

When the sun is wrapped up in darkness,

﴿ وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ ﴾

and when the stars fall down,

﴿ وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ ﴾

and when the mountains are set in motion,

﴿ وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ ﴾

and when pregnant camels[1] are left unattended,

﴿ وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ ﴾

and when wild beasts are gathered,

﴿ وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ ﴾

and when the seas are set on fire,

﴿ وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ ﴾

and when the souls are sorted[2],

﴿ وَإِذَا ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتۡ ﴾

and when the baby girl buried alive[3] is asked,