这一章的节奏既庄严又令人震撼，仿佛是一位警示者站在高处，提高嗓音，以沉重而有力的语气呼喊。他呼唤那些昏昏欲睡、神志迷糊、茫然无知的人。他们闭着眼睛、麻木着心灵，正走向悬崖边缘。于是，警示者将声音提高到极限：“你们竞相追求更多，直到你们走进坟墓。”（第1-2节）

This sūrah has a rhythm that is both majestic and awe-inspiring; as if it were the voice of a warner standing on a high place, projecting his voice as it rings out in weighty emphasis. He calls out to people who are drowsy, drunken, confused. They approach a precipice with their eyes closed and their feelings numbed. So the warner increases the volume of his voice to the limit: “You are preoccupied by greed for more and more, until you go down to your graves.” (Verses 1-2)

你们这些醉生梦死、困惑迷茫的人啊！你们沉溺于争夺财富、子女和今世的享乐，而你们必将离开这些！你们沉迷于所拥有的一切，却不知道身后将要发生什么！你们将要撇下这争夺的对象，以及你们所引以为傲的东西，走进一个狭窄的墓穴，那里没有争夺，也没有骄傲！醒来吧，环顾四周，你们所有人！因为，"你们为了追求更多而分心，直到你们进入坟墓。"（第1-2节）

You drunken and confused lot! You who take delight and indulge in rivalry for wealth, children and the pleasures of this life, from which you are sure to depart! You who are absorbed with what you have, unaware of what comes afterwards! You who will leave the object of this rivalry, and what you seek pride in, and go to a narrow hole where there is no rivalry or pride! Wake up and look around, all of you! For indeed, “you are preoccupied by greed for more and more, until you go down to your graves.” (Verses 1-2)

然后，这篇经文以深沉而庄重的节奏，用他们在坟墓中被留下之后等待他们的恐怖来震撼他们的心灵："不然！你们将会知道。"（第3节）接着，它重复同样的音调，运用同样的词语和同样坚定而令人恐惧的节奏："再者，你们将会知道！"（第4节）随后，它进一步加深了这一保证的深度与敬畏，并暗示了其后那严峻的前景——而他们在沉迷于世俗财富与相互攀比之中，并未察觉其可怕的实质："果若你们确知真相……"（第5节）

With a deep and grave rhythm the sūrah then strikes their hearts with the terror awaiting them after they are left in their graves: “Nay, in time you will come to know.” (Verse 3) Then it repeats the same note, employing the same words and the same firm and terrifying rhythm: “Again, in time you will come to know!” (Verse 4) Then it adds to the depth and awe of this assurance, and hints at the grave prospect that lies beyond, the terrifying essence of which they do not recognize in their flush of intoxication and rivalry for worldly riches: “Indeed, were you to know [the truth] with certainty...” (Verse 5)

该条件句在文中并未完成。这在精炼的阿拉伯语中是可以接受的，它增强了该章所引发的敬畏之感。此处的推论是：若他们确知自己本应确知的事情，便不会为了微小的利益而陷入这种竞争。随后，该章揭示了此前被隐去的可怕事实：“你们必定会看见地狱之火。”（第6节）

The conditional sentence is not completed in the text. This is acceptable as a refined form of Arabic. It adds to the feeling of awe generated by the sūrah. The inference here is that had they known what they should know for certain, they would not have indulged in such rivalry for petty gain. The sūrah then discloses the fearful fact which has been withheld: “You would, most certainly, see the fire of hell.” (Verse 6)