١WHEN THAT which must come to pass [at last] comes to pass,
٢there will be nought that could give the lie to its having come to pass,
٣abasing [some], exalting [others]!
٤When the earth is shaken with a shaking [severe],
٥and the mountains are shattered into [countless] shards,
٦so that they become as scattered dust –
٧[on that Day,] then, shall you be [divided into] three kinds.
٨Thus, there shall be such as will have attained to what is right: oh, how [happy] will be they who have attained to what is right!
٩And there shall be such as will have lost themselves in evil: oh, how [unhappy] will be they who have lost themselves in evil!
١٠But the foremost shall be [they who in life were] the foremost [in faith and good works]:
١١they who were [always] drawn close unto God!
١٢In gardens of bliss [will they dwell] -
١٣a good many of those of olden times,
١٤but [only] a few of later times.
١٥[They will be seated] on gold-encrusted thrones of happiness,
١٦reclining upon them, facing one another [in love].