Sehemu hii ya mwisho ya sura inaeleza yale ambayo washirikina walikuwa wakisema kuhusu Akhera, ufufuo na kuhesabiwa siku ya Hukumu. Inayapinga hoja zao, ikitoa ushahidi usiopingika unaotokana na hali yao wenyewe mahususi. Kisha inaonyesha tukio kutoka siku ya Hukumu ambalo wao wanaliona likiwakaribia, ingawa bado halijafika. Hii ni kwa sababu mtindo wa Kur'ani unaliwasilisha kana kwamba liko mbele ya macho yao.

This last passage of the surah presents what the idolaters used to say about the hereafter, resurrection and accountability on the Day of Judgement. It refutes their arguments, citing irrefutable evidence drawn from their own particular situation. It then portrays a scene from the Day of Judgement which they see as closing in upon them, even though it is not as yet due. This is because the Qur’anic style presents it as if it is there before their very eyes.

Sura hiyo kisha inahitimishwa kwa sifa za Mwenyezi Mungu, Bwana pekee wa mbingu na ardhi na wote wanaoishi ndani yake. Utukufu wake unatukuzwa, na hakuna awezaye kutamani nafasi yake ya mamlaka kamili.

The surah then concludes with praises of God, the only Lord of the heavens and the earth and all those who live within them. His glory is extolled and no one can aspire to His position of absolute power.

Wanasema: "Hakuna kingine isipokuwa maisha yetu haya ya duniani. Tunakufa, tunaishi, na hakuna kitu kinachotuangamiza isipokuwa wakati." Hawana elimu yoyote juu ya hili. Wanakisia tu. Kila wanaposomewa aya zetu zilizo wazi kabisa, hoja yao pekee ni kusema:

They say: 'There is nothing beyond our life in this world. We die, we live, nothing but time destroys us. Of this they have no knowledge whatsoever. They merely guess. Whenever Our revelations are recited to them in all their clarity, their only argument is to say:

"Waleturudishie baba zetu, ikiwa mnachosema ni kweli." 9 Sema: "Ni Mungu anayekupa uhai, kisha anakufisha; kisha atakukusanya nyote Siku ya Kiyama ambayo hakuna shaka ndani yake, ingawa watu wengi hawafahamu."

'Bring back our forefathers, if what you claim be true. 9 Say: 'It is God who gives you life, then causes you to die; and then He will gather you all on Resurrection Day of which there is no doubt, though most people do not understand. ’ (Verses 24-26)

Walikuwa na mtazamo mfupi kiasi kwamba waliona maisha kuwa si chochote zaidi ya yale waliyoyaona mbele ya macho yao: kizazi kimoja kinakufa na kingine kinakichukua nafasi maishani. Inaonekana hakuna mkono unaoleta mauti; ni suala la siku zinazopita na wakati unaosonga, ukiwaletea wote mauti.

So short-sighted were they that they considered life to be nothing beyond what they saw before their very eyes: one generation dies and another replaces it in life. Apparently, no hand deals death; it is all a question of days that pass and time that elapses bringing death to all.

Ni wakati, basi, unaomaliza maisha yao, ukiwafanya kufa. Huu ni mtazamo wa juu juu usiovuka mwonekano wa nje ili kugundua sababu na chanzo kilichofichika. Hawaulizi nini kinawapa uhai; au, pale kilipokuwepo, ni nini kinachokiondoa? Wanaona kwamba kifo hakitokei kwa mujibu wa mfumo maalum wala baada ya idadi fulani ya siku na miaka. Badala yake, wanadhani kwamba ni kupita kwa wakati pekee kunakowanyima uhai. Kifo huwafika wote: watoto na wazee, wenye afya na wagonjwa, wenye nguvu na dhaifu. Kwa hiyo, tukifikiria kwa makini sababu iliyo nyuma ya haya yote, wakati ni maelezo yasiyotosha.

It is time, then, that ends their lives, making them die. This is a superficial outlook that does not go beyond appearances to discover subtle reasons and causes. They do not ask what brings them life; or, when it is there, what takes it away? They see that death does not occur according to a defined system or after a certain number of days and years. Instead, they think that only the passage of time deprives them of life. Death comes to all: children and the elderly, the healthy and the ill, the strong and the weak. Therefore, when we carefully consider the reason behind all this, time is an inadequate explanation.

Sasa wanaonyeshwa tukio kutoka siku ambayo wanadhani kamwe haitakuja:

They are now presented with a scene from the day that they doubt will ever come:

Saa itakapotokea Saa ya Kiyama, wale waliofuata batili siku hiyo watapoteza kila kitu. Utawaona kila umma umepiga magoti. Kila umma utaitwa kwenye kitabu chake cha matendo: "Leo mtalipwa kwa yote mliyokuwa mkitenda. Kitabu hiki Chetu kinasema juu yenu kwa haki kabisa; kwani Sisi tulikuwa tukiandika kila kitu mnachokitenda!" (Aya 27—29)

When the Last Hour strikes, those who follow falsehood will on that Day lose all. You will see every community on its knees. Every community will be summoned to its record: 'Today you shall be requited for all that you did. This Our record speaks of you in all truth; for We have been recording everything you do! (Verses 27—29)

Katika aya ya kwanza kati ya hizi, wanaelezwa hatima ya wale wanaofuata uongo. Hao ndio watakaoishia katika hasara kubwa kabisa. Kisha tunapewa mtazamo mpana, ambapo vizazi vyote vilivyoishi juu ya uso wa sayari hii katika zama zote vinakusanywa pamoja.

In the first of these verses they are told of the fate of those who follow falsehood. They are the ones who end up in utter loss. Then we are given a panoramic view, with all the generations that have dwelled on the surface of this planet throughout the ages gathered together.

Wote wanapiga magoti, kila jamii ikiwa imetofautishwa na nyingine, lakini wote wakingoja hesabu yao ya kutisha. Hali ni ya hofu na mshangao. Vipi iwe vinginevyo, wakati mkutano unawaleta pamoja watu wa vizazi vyote, nao wote wakiwa wamepiga magoti? Hofu kubwa zaidi inatokana na yale yanayowangoja watu watakapolazimika kuhesabiwa kwa matendo yao. Lakini kinachozua hofu kubwa zaidi ni kwamba wanapaswa kukabiliana na Mwenyezi Mungu, Mwingi wa Rehema, ambaye neema zake hazikupokelewa kwa shukrani duniani na wengi wa waliokusanyika mbele yake.

They all sit on their knees, each community distinguished from the next, but all awaiting their dreaded accountability. The atmosphere is one of awe and fear. How can it be otherwise, when the assembly brings together everyone from all generations, and they are all on their knees? Greater fear is inspired by what lies ahead of people having to account for their deeds. What generates most fear, however, is that they have to face God Almighty, the Most Gracious, whose blessings were not met with gratitude, on earth, by most of those gathered before Him.

Wote waliopiga magoti wanatazama kwa wasiwasi, wakiwa na pumzi nzito na midomo mikavu. Wanaambiwa: "Leo mtalipwa kwa yote mliyokuwa mkitenda. Kitabu hiki Chetu kinasema juu yenu kwa haki kamili; kwani Sisi tumekuwa tukiandika kila kitu mnachokitenda." (Aya 28-29) Wote hao, wanaotoka jamii, jamaa na vizazi tofauti, wanagawanywa katika makundi mawili - waumini na makafiri - kwani hakuna bendera nyingine ya kuinua katika wakati ule.