Lost indeed are they who treat it as a falsehood that they must meet Allah,- until on a sudden the hour is on them, and they say: "Ah! woe unto us that we took no thought of it"; for they bear their burdens on their backs, and evil indeed are the burdens that they bear?

But when they forgot the warning they had received, We opened to them the gates of all (good) things, until, in the midst of their enjoyment of Our gifts, on a sudden, We called them to account, when lo! they were plunged in despair!

Say: "Think ye, if the punishment of Allah comes to you, whether suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except those who do wrong?

Then We changed their suffering into prosperity, until they grew and multiplied, and began to say: "Our fathers (too) were touched by suffering and affluence" ... Behold! We called them to account of a sudden, while they realised not (their peril).

They ask thee about the (final) Hour - when will be its appointed time? Say: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (alone): None but He can reveal as to when it will occur. Heavy were its burden through the heavens and the earth. Only, all of a sudden will it come to you." They ask thee as if thou Wert eager in search thereof: Say: "The knowledge thereof is with Allah (alone), but most men know not."

Do they then feel secure from the coming against them of the covering veil of the wrath of Allah,- or of the coming against them of the (final) Hour all of a sudden while they perceive not?

Nay, it may come to them all of a sudden and confound them: no power will they have then to avert it, nor will they (then) get respite.

Those who reject Faith will not cease to be in doubt concerning (Revelation) until the Hour (of Judgment) comes suddenly upon them, or there comes to them the Penalty of a Day of Disaster.

But the (Penalty) will come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it not;

They ask thee to hasten on the Punishment (for them): had it not been for a term (of respite) appointed, the Punishment would certainly have come to them: and it will certainly reach them,- of a sudden, while they perceive not!

"And follow the best of (the courses) revealed to you from your Lord, before the Penalty comes on you - of a sudden while ye perceive not!-

Do they only wait for the Hour - that it should come on them all of a sudden, while they perceive not?

Do they then only wait for the Hour,- that it should come on them of a sudden? But already have come some tokens thereof, and when it (actually) is on them, how can they benefit then by their admonition?

否认与真主相会的人，确已亏折了。等到复活时刻忽然降临的时候，他们才说：“呜呼痛哉！我们在尘世时疏忽了。”他们的背上，担负著自己的罪恶。他们所担负的，真恶劣！

当他们忘却自己所受的劝告的时候，我为他们开辟一切福利之门，直到他们因自己所受的赏赐而狂喜的时候，我忽然惩治他们，而他们立刻变成沮丧的。

你说：“你们告诉我吧，如果真主的刑罚忽然或显然降临你们，那末，除不义的民众外，还有谁会被毁灭呢？”

随后我转祸为福，直到他们富庶，并且说：“我们的祖先确已遭过患难，享过康乐了。”于是，当他们不知不觉时，我惩治他们。

他们问你复活在什么时候实现，你说：“只有我的主知道，他将在什么时候实现。”你说：“只有我的主知道那个时候，只有他能在预定的时候显示它。它在天地间是重大的，它将突然降临你们。”他们问你，好像你对于它是很熟悉的，你说：“只有真主知道它在什么时候实现，但众人大半不知道（这个道理）。”

难道他们不怕真主惩罚中的大灾降临他们，或复活时在他们不知不觉之中，突然降临他们吗？

但复活时将突然来临，而使他们惊慌失措，他们不能抵抗它，也不蒙展缓。

不信道者对于它仍然在犹豫之中，直到复活时刻忽然降临他们， 或破坏日的刑罚来临他们。

那种刑罚将在他们不知不觉的时候，忽然降临他们。

他们要求你早日昭示刑罚，假若没有定期，那末刑罚必已降临他们。当他们不知不觉的时候，刑罚必定忽然降临他们。

在刑罚不知不觉地忽然降临你们以前，你们应当遵从你们的主降示你们的最美的训辞。”

他们只企望着复活时不知不觉地忽然来临他们。

他们只等待复活时忽然来临他们，复活时的征候确已来临了。当复活时来临的时候，他们的觉悟，对于他们那里还会有效呢！