从头到尾,这一章是对否认警告者的猛烈冲击,同时也给信士带来坚定的安慰。全章分为一系列场景,每一场都展现加于否认真主启示之民的一种不同苦难。每一场都以一个震撼人心的问题作结:“我的惩罚是多么严厉,我的警告是多么真实!”随后便戛然而止,说道:“我已使《古兰经》易于记诵,还有人会接受教诲吗?”这一章所论及的主题,在麦加时期启示的许多章中都有讨论。它以审判日的场景开始,又以类似的场景结束。中间则简要叙述努哈的民族、阿德人、赛莫德人、鲁特的民族以及法老及其随从的结局。这些内容在其他章中也以不同方式论及,但在这里却以一种特别的方式呈现,使它们显得全新。在这里,我们看到每一段故事都是猛烈、狂暴、令人恐惧、导致崩溃和彻底毁灭的。

From start to finish, this surah represents an awesome onslaught against those who deny the warnings, but gives at the same time con fident reassurance to the believers. It is divided into a series of scenes, each showing a different type of suffering inflicted on a community of unbelievers who denied Gods messages. Each culminates with a violent shaking of the human heart, as it asks: “How grievous was My punishment and how true were My warnings!” It then lets go, saying: “ We have made the Quran easy to bear in mind: will anyone take heed?” The themes tackled in this surah are discussed in many surahs of Makkan revelation. It begins with a scene from the Day of Judgement and ends with a similar scene. In between, the surah dwells briefly on the fates of Noahs people, the (Ad, Thamud, Lot’s people and Pharaoh and his followers. All these are tackled in different ways in other surahs. Yet all these issues are presented here in a special way, making them appear totally new. Here we see each episode as violent, tempestuous, spreading fear, engendering collapse and a sweeping destruction.

本章最主要的特点是：每一幕都描绘了对否认神圣信仰者的一段迅速而来的惩罚景象。他们仿佛觉得自己亲身置身其中，目睹惩罚，承受其痛苦。当一幕结束、听众刚开始喘过气来时，一幅新的、更加可怖的惩罚画面又呈现在他们面前。在这种令人窒息、充满恐惧的氛围中，七段这样的景象全部呈现之后，最后的画面出现了，带给我们一种截然不同的气氛，传递出安全、宁静与安慰的温和意味。它向我们展示了正直之人及其归宿：“敬畏者将身处园圃与流水之中，在真实的居所里，在全能的君主面前。”（第54-55节）这与那些同样被告知其命运的不信道者的处境是何等不同：“在那一日，他们将被面朝下拖入火中，［有人会对他们说］：‘你们尝尝火狱的触感吧！’”（第48节）

The surah's main characteristic is that each scene paints a fast episode of punishment presented to those who deny the divine faith. They feel that they personally are involved in it, witnessing the punishment and enduring its pain. When one scene is over and listeners begin to breathe again, a new and more awesome scene of punishment is presented to them. When seven such episodes in this suffocating and fearful atmos phere are completed, the last image is presented, providing us with a totally different aura, delivering pleasant shades of security, serenity and reassurance. It shows us the righteous and their destiny: “ The God-fearing will be in gardens and running waters, in a seat of truth, in the presence of an all-powerful Sovereign.” (Verses 54-55) How different is this from the condition of the unbelievers who are also told of their fate: “On the day when they are dragged into the fire, their faces down, [they will be told], ‘Taste now the touch of'hell-fire.”' (Verse 48)