S:  And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,

084.005 Y:  And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord,- and it must needs (do so);- (then will come Home the full reality).

P:  And attentive to her Lord in fear!

S:  And obeys its Lord and it must.

084.006 Y:  O thou man!  Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord-painfully toiling,- but thou shalt meet Him.

P:  Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).

S:  O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.

084.007 Y:  Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,

P:  Then whoso is given his account in his right hand

S:  Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,

084.008 Y:  Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,

P:  He truly will receive an easy reckoning

S:  He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,

084.009 Y:  And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!

P:  And will return unto his folk in joy.

S:  And he shall go back to his people joyful.

084.010 Y:  But he who is given his Record behind his back,-

P:  But whoso is given his account behind his back,

S:  And as to him who is given his book behind his back,

084.011 Y:  Soon will he cry for perdition,

P:  He surely will invoke destruction

S:  He shall call for perdition,

084.012 Y:  And he will enter a Blazing Fire.

P:  And be thrown to scorching fire.

S:  And enter into burning fire.

084.013 Y:  Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!

P:  He verily lived joyous with his folk,

S:  Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.

084.014 Y:  Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!

P:  He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).

S:  Surely he thought that he would never return.

084.015 Y:  Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!

P:  Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!

S:  Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.

084.016 Y:  So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;

P:  Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,

S:  But nay!  I swear by the sunset redness,

084.017 Y:  The Night and its Homing;

P:  And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,

S:  And the night and that which it drives on,

084.018 Y:  And the Moon in her fullness: 

P:  And by the moon when she is at the full,

S:  And the moon when it grows full,

084.019 Y:  Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.

P:  That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.