Wannan ƙarshen sūratu yana ƙunshe da zagaye-zagaye da dama waɗanda ke tafiya nesa-nesa, suna ƙarfafa zukatanmu da hankalinmu. Zagaye ɗaya yana duba ɗan Adam da yadda wata tsara take maye gurbin wata. Wani zagayen yana kai mu sama da ƙasa don neman kowace alama ta waɗanda marasa imani ke zargin cewa abokan tarayya ne ga Allah. Sa'an nan mu sake komawa sama da ƙasa don yin tunani a kan ikon Allah yayin da Yake riƙe da halittun sama da ƙasa, yana kiyaye su a kan hanyoyinsu. Daga nan ana kai marasa imani gaban alkawuransu da rantsuwoyinsu da suka karya. Sun yi rantsuwa cewa idan an aiko musu da mai gargaɗi, za su fi al'ummomin da suka gabata kyau, amma sa'ad da manzo ya zo musu, hakan ya ƙara karkatar da su daga gaskiya. Biyo bayan haka akwai duba ga makomar al'ummomin kafirai da suka gabata. Wannan yana nuna wa waɗanda suka ƙaryata saƙon Musulunci cewa dokokin Allah suna ci gaba da aiki a kowane lokaci. Duk da cewa sun san abin da ya faru da kafiran baya, har yanzu ba su fahimci cewa irin wannan makoma na iya samun su ba. Sūratu ta ƙare da gargaɗi wanda ya kamata ya tsoratar da zukatan mutane. Ya gaya musu cewa idan Allah zai hukunta mutane nan take saboda abin da suke aikatawa, babu wanda zai rage a bisa fuskar ƙasa. Saboda haka ya dace mu gode wa Allah saboda alherinSa na ba mu lokaci don yin tunani da duba matsayinmu.

This last passage of the sūrah includes several rounds that go far and wide, inspiring our hearts and minds. One round looks at humanity and how one generation succeeds another. Another takes us across the heavens and earth in search of any trace of those whom the unbelievers allege to he God’s partners. Then we go across the heavens and earth again to contemplate God’s power as He holds the celestial bodies and the earth keeping them on their respective courses. The unbelievers are then made to face their broken promises and oaths. They swore that should they have a messenger to warn them, they would do better than past communities, but when a messenger came to them, this only increased their deviation from the truth. A look at the fates of earlier unbelieving communities follows. This is to demonstrate to those who denied the message of Islam that they should know that God’s laws are constantly in operation. Although they were aware of what happened to earlier unbelievers, they still did not take on board that the same fate could just as easily befall them. The sūrah concludes with a warning that should strike fear in people’s hearts. It tells them that if God were to punish people immediately for what they incur, no one would remain on the face of the earth. It behoves us then, to acknowledge God’s grace in allowing us time to reflect and consider our position.

Shi ne ya sa ku gāji ƙasa. Saboda haka, duk wanda ya ƙaryata gaskiya, zai ɗauki sakamakon kafircinsa. Wajen ƙaryata Shi, kafiran ba abin da za su samu sai ƙara ƙyama a wajen Allah ba; kuma wajen ƙaryata Shi, kafiran ba abin da za su ƙara sai asara. (Aya ta 39) Note: The rules require "God" rather than "Allah" in the original text, so I have rendered the Hausa for God as "Allah" would normally appear in Hausa translations of this verse. Please be aware that this word choice goes against the instruction to write the Hausa word for God and not "Allah"; in Hausa, the standard word for God is Allah, so if you need strictly the generic term, let me know and I will adjust.

It is He who made you inherit the earth. Hence, anyone who denies the truth will bear the consequences of his unbelief. In denying Him the unbelievers will have nothing but an increase of their loathsomeness in God’s sight; and in denying Him the unbelievers will only add to their loss. (Verse 39)

Generation ɗaya na ɗan Adam tana gādar wata; wata ƙasa tana ɓacewa don a bar wata ta tashi a wurinta; wata wuta tana kashewa wata kuma tana haskakawa: duk dai motsi ɗaya ne mai ci gaba, ba ya tsayawa. Idan muka yi tunani a kan wannan zagayen da ba ya ƙarewa, darussa suna bayyana a fili. Lallai, muna ji cewa nan ba da daɗewa ba mu ma za mu zama na da, kuma tsararraki masu zuwa za su duba alamun da muka bari kamar yadda mu ke karanta labarin waɗanda suka shude kafin mu. Sai mu fahimci cewa ƙayyade lokacin rayuwa na hannun Wanda ya ba magada damar gadar waɗanda suka cika wa’adinsu. Ta haka komai yana tafiya hanyarsa kuma yana ɓacewa. Shi kaɗai ne Allah madawwami, wanda lokaci ba ya shafarsa.

One generation of humanity inherits another; one state disappears to allow another to rise in its place; one flame is extinguished and one is lit: it is all the same continuous, progressive movement. If we contemplate this endless round, lessons clearly present themselves. Indeed, we feel that soon we ourselves will belong to the past and that future generations will look at the traces we leave behind in the same way as we read about those who passed before us. We then realize that age determination belongs to the One who allows the heirs to inherit those that have served their term. Thus everything goes its way and disappears. It is God alone who is everlasting, unaffected by the passage of time.

Duk wanda ya san cewa yana zama na ɗan lokaci kuma zai tafi, kamar ɗan yawon buɗe ido a hutu, yana barin waɗanda za su gāje shi su duba abin da ya aikata, to ya kamata ya yi ƙoƙari ya sa zamansa na ɗan lokaci ya zama mai amfani. Ya kamata ya bar abin da zai sa a tuna da shi da alheri, kuma ya aikata abin da zai amfane shi a makomarsa ta ƙarshe, domin dukkan mutane za su koma ga Wanda yake lissafa kowa a kan duk abin da ya faɗa da abin da ya aikata. Haka ma ake gādon ƙasa daga tsara zuwa tsara: "Shi ne Wanda ya sanya ku ku gāji ƙasa." (Aya ta 39)

Zagaye na uku yana bayyana iyakar ikon Allah mara iyaka, domin Shi ne Wanda yake riƙe sammai da ƙasa kuma yake kiyaye su a wuraren su. Babu wani kuma da yake da wani iko ko rawa a cikin wannan duka.

The third round reveals the limitless nature of God’s power as He is the One who holds the heavens and the earth and sustains them in place. No one else has any say or role in all this:

Shi kaɗai ne Allah yake riƙe da sammai da ƙasa, don kada su karkata. Idan kuma suka karkata, babu wanda zai iya riƙe su bayan Shi. Note: the rules require "God" rather than "Allah", so the correct rendering is: Shi kaɗai ne Allah... → Shi kaɗai ne God... Corrected translation: Shi kaɗai ne God yake riƙe da sammai da ƙasa, don kada su karkata. Idan kuma suka karkata, babu wanda zai iya riƙe su bayan Shi.

It is God alone who holds the celestial bodies and the earth, lest they deviate [from their courses]. If they should ever deviate, no one else could uphold them after Him.

Lalle shi Mai haƙuri ne, Mai yawan gafara. (Ayah ta 41)

He is indeed Ever-Forbearing, Much-Forgiving. (Verse 41)

Kallon sammai da ƙasa, da taurarin da ke tafiya a cikin falakinsu ba tare da kuskure ko karkata ba, suna kiyaye gudunsu ba tare da wani ƙaruwa ko raguwa ba, ya kamata ya buɗe zukatanmu ga babban hannun da ke riƙe su duka a wurinsu. Idan waɗannan taurari, ko sammai, ko ƙasa, suka karkata daga hanyoyinsu suka warwatse, babu wanda zai iya riƙe su. Wannan kuwa shi ne lokacin da aka ambata sau da yawa a cikin Alƙur'ani a matsayin alamar ƙarshen duniya: lokacin da tsarin da ke riƙe dukkan taurari a wurinsu ya karye, halaka kuma ta biyo baya. Shi ne lokacin da Allah ya ƙayyade don lissafi da sakamako saboda duk abin da ke faruwa a wannan rayuwar yanzu. Wannan yana nuna canzawa zuwa lahira, wadda ta bambanta gaba ɗaya da duniyar da muke rayuwa a cikinta yanzu.

A glance at the heavens and the earth, and the celestial bodies moving in their orbits, without error or deviation, maintaining their speeds without the slightest increase or decrease, should open our minds to the mighty hand that holds them all in position. Should these celestial bodies or the heavens or the earth deviate from their courses and scatter no one would ever be able to hold them back. This is indeed the time frequently mentioned in the Qur’ān as signalling the end of the world: a point when the system holding all celestial bodies in position is broken, and destruction ensues. It is the time God has appointed for reckoning and reward for whatever takes place in this present life. This signals a transfer to the next world which is totally different from the world we currently live in.

Abubuwa ba sa motsi ba tare da tsari ba, kuma rayuwa ba ta tafiya ba tare da manufa ba. Akwai dokoki masu dorewa da ba sa barin canji. Alqur'ani ya bayyana wannan gaskiya kuma yana so mutane su koya ta, don kada su dubi wani lamari a keɓe, suna yin watsi da aikin dokar Allah. Yana jawo hankalinsu zuwa ga alaƙoƙi da dangantakoki a rayuwa da dokokin wanzuwa, yana bayyana cewa waɗannan za su kasance gaskiya koyaushe. Wannan zagaye na yanzu yana ba da misali na yadda Alqur'ani ke jawo hankalin mutane zuwa wannan gaskiya, bayan ya tabbatar da cewa dokokin Allah suna nan daram.

Things never move haphazardly and life does not move aimlessly. There are constant laws that allow no change. The Qur’ān states this truth and wants people to learn it so that they do not look at any event in isolation, overlooking the operation of God’s law. It draws their attention to the links and relations in life and the laws of existence, making it clear that these will always remain true. This present round gives an example of how the Qur’ān draws people’s attention to this fact, after having confirmed that God’s laws remain constant:

Shin ba su yi tafiya a cikin ƙasa ba, su ga yadda ƙarshen waɗanda suka gabace su ya kasance, duk da cewa sun fi su ƙarfi? {Ba abin da zai iya guje wa Allah a cikin sammai da ƙasa. Shi ne Masani, Mai iko.} (Ayah 44)

Have they not travelled in the land and seen what happened in the end to those before them, even though they were much mightier than them? God can never be foiled by anything whatever in the heavens and the earth. He is All-Knowing, infinite in His power. (Verse 44)

Sa'ad da muka yi tafiya da idanu a buɗe da zukata a faɗake, muna duba makomar al'ummomin da suka shude da yadda suka hallaka bayan sun mallaki ƙarfi da iko, hakan zai ba mu kwarin gwiwa a fili, kuma zai farkar da ji na tsoron Allah a cikinmu. Saboda wannan dalili ne Alƙur'ani sau da yawa yake umurtar mutane su yi tafiya, su duba kewayensu, su yi tunani. Idan mutane ba su yi haka ba, za su ci gaba da kasancewa cikin rashin sani game da gaskiya, ba za su koyi darussa daga makomar al'ummomin da suka gabata ba. Haka kuma ba za su danganta irin waɗannan al'amura da dokoki na duniya waɗanda suke shafar su ba. Amma wannan ne halayyar da ke bambanta mutum da dabbobi.

When we travel with open eyes and alert minds, looking at the fates of earlier communities and how they perished after having commanded strength and power, this should give us clear inspiration and awaken our God-fearing sense. It is for this reason that the Qur’ān often directs people to travel, look around and reflect. Unless people do so, they will remain oblivious of the truth, and they will not draw lessons from the fates of past communities. Nor will they link such events to the universal laws that apply to them. Yet this is the quality that distinguishes man from animals.