本章接下来阐述真主的一项属性，这一属性与祂崇高的地位相称。信士们被教导要向祂祈祷，不以任何物配祂，并且只对祂一人诚心奉献。本章还提及启示之事，以便警告人们那一天的来临：届时全人类将被聚集起来接受清算，并获得赏赐或惩罚。在那一天，一切权柄与主权唯独属于真主：
The surah now dwells on one of Gods attributes that fits with His exalted position. The believers are instructed to address their prayers to Him, associating no partners with Him and to be sincere in their devotion to Him alone. The surah also refers to the fact of revelation so as to give a warning about the day when all mankind will be brought together for judgement, reward and punishment. On that day, all dominion and sovereignty belong to God alone:
他向你们显示自己的迹象，并从天上为你们降下给养。唯有归向真主的人才会省悟。所以你们当诚心地独向真主祈祷，即使不信道者厌恶这样做。他位高于一切等级，是宝座的主。他依自己的意志，将启示降给他所意欲的仆人，以便警告人们那相会之日。那一天，他们都将出现，他们的一切事情都不会向真主隐瞒。今天，主权属于谁？属于独一的、支配一切万有的真主。今天，每个灵魂都将因其所做而受到报应；今天，不会有任何不义。真主清算最为迅速。（经文13-17节）
He it is who shows you His signs and sends down sustenance from the sky for you. Yet only those who turn to God will take heed. Pray to God, then, sincere in your faith in Him alone, however hateful this may be to the unbelievers. High above all orders [of being] is He, the Lord of the Throne. By His own will does He bestow revelation on whomever He wills of His servants, so as to warn of the Day when all shall meet Him; the Day when they shall come forth, with nothing about them concealed from God. With whom does sovereignty rest today? With God, the One who holds absolute sway over all that exists. This day each soul will be requited for what it has earned: no injustice will be done today. God is swift in reckoning. (Verses 13-17)
"祂就是向你们展示祂的迹象的那一位？"（第13节）真主的迹象可以在宇宙中的每一样事物上看到：在太阳和行星等巨大的天体上，也在昼夜、雨水、雷声和闪电等宏大的现象中。同样，它们也体现在原子、细胞、树叶或花朵等微小的事物中。在这每一样事物中都有一个奇妙的迹象，当人试图模仿它时，它便清楚地显现出来，更不用说创造它了。即使是真主所创造的最简单的一件小东西，人也永远无法完全模仿。
“ He it is who shows you His signs?' (Verse 13) God s signs are seen in everything in the universe: in the great bodies such as the sun and the planets, and also in the great phenomena such as the day and night, rain, thunder and lightning. Likewise, they are seen in minute things such as the atom, cell, leaf or flower. In each of these there is a miraculous sign which appears clearly when man tries to imitate it, let alone initiate it. Never can man fully imitate even the simplest little thing God has created.
“他是那位从天上为你们降下给养的”（第13节）。在神降下的所有给养中，人们最熟知的是雨水，它是地球上生命的源泉，也是食物和饮水的来源。
And He it is who “ sends down sustenancefrom the skyforyou?' (Verse 13) Of all the sustenance God sends down people know best the rain, which is the origin of life on earth and the source of food and drink.
然而，真主降下的远不止雨水，人们也在逐步地认识到这一点。其中一部分是地球上生命所必需的光线。这样的给养还可能包括天启的讯息，自人类在地球上生活的早期阶段起，这些讯息就一直为人类指引方向。它们为人指明了正道，并提供了完善的生活准则。
Yet there is so much more than rain that God sends down and people learn about this gradually. Part of it consists of the rays that are necessary for life on earth. Such sustenance may also include the Divine messages that have provided guidance for mankind ever since the early stages of human life on earth. They showed man the right way and provided sound codes for living.
“唯有归向真主的人才会领悟。”（第13节）归向真主的人，会记念祂的恩典，也会记念祂的迹象和启示；而心肠刚硬的不信道者，却宁愿对这些视而不见。关于归向真主，信士被教导要唯独向真主祈祷，并且在信仰上诚心诚意，不必在意不信道者的感受或言论：“你们当虔诚地信仰真主，唯独向祂祈祷，即使这让不信道者厌恶。”（第14节）不信道者绝不会接受信士真诚地只信仰真主、只崇拜祂一位的做法。无论信士如何努力去讨好他们，他们都不会接受。因此，信士应当坚持自己的道路，唯独向真主祈祷，做到完全诚心、全心奉献。
“Yet only those who turn to God will take heed” (Verse 13) It is the one who turns to God that remembers His grace as well as His signs and revelations which the unbelievers, with hardened hearts, prefer to ignore. In connection with turning to God, the believers are instructed to pray to God alone and to be sincere in their faith, paying little heed to what the unbelievers feel or say: “Pray to God, then, sincere in your faith in Him alone, however hatefid this may be to the unbelievers” (Verse 14) The unbelievers will never accept that the believers should hold on sincerely to their faith in God alone and their worship of none but Him. There is no way they will accept this, no matter how much the believers try to appease them. Therefore, the believers should stay their course, praying to God alone, completely sincere and devoted.
他们不应在意不信者是否对他们满意，因为他们永远不会满足。
They should pay no heed to whether the unbelievers are happy with them or not, because they will never be satisfied.
该章接着又提到了真主的以下属性："祂是崇高的，超越万物的，是宝座的主。祂依自己的意志，将启示降给祂所意欲的仆人。"（第15节）唯有真主，在其地位上至高无上，超越一切被造之物，是掌管一切的宝座之主。祂发布自己的命令，使心灵和灵魂得以复苏，并将其降给祂从仆人中所选择的人。这一表述指的是天启的降示，此处强调了真主的启示使人类获得生命。它还进一步指出，启示是从高处降给真主仆人中被拣选的优秀者。所有这些事实都与本章前面提到的真主属性相吻合，本章称祂为"至高无上的、至尊的主宰"（第12节）。
The surah adds at this point the following attributes of God: “High above all orders [ofbeing] is He, the Lord ofthe Throne. By His own will does He bestow revelation on whomever He wills ofHis servants.” (Verse 15) It is God alone who is exalted in His position, high above all orders of being, the Lord of the Throne who controls everything. It is He who gives His orders, which give life to hearts and souls, to those whom He chooses from among His servants. This expression refers to the revelation of the Divine message, and it highlights here the fact that Gods revelations bring life to humanity. It further states that revelation is bestowed from on high to those chosen elite among God’s servants. All these facts are in harmony with God’s attributes mentioned earlier in the surah, stating that He is “the Exalted, the Supreme One.” (Verse 12)
真主的一名仆人被选中接受这样的讯息，他所承担的主要任务是传达警告：“以便警告他们那相见的日子。”（第15节）那是人们聚集在一起的日子，他们也将直面自己在今世所行的善恶，并与其他受造之物相遇，如精灵、天使以及真主创造的其他各类造物。在清算之时，他们都将与他们的主相见。因此，这一天被称为“相见之日”。此外，那是他们all赤裸站立、没有任何遮蔽其真实状况之物的日子。因此，没有人能够再伪装出虚假的形象：“在那日，他们显露出来，他们的任何事都不能对真主隐藏。”（第16节）事实上，无论何时，他们的任何事都不曾对真主隐藏。然而，在那一日之外的时候，他们可能以为自己被某种东西遮蔽或掩盖，或以为自己的所作所为与所言之语能够保持秘密。
The main task undertaken by a servant of God chosen to receive such a message is to deliver a warning: “so as to warn ofthe Day when all shall meet Him.” (Verse 15) That is the day when people will meet together, and they will also stand face to face with the deeds they did during their lives on earth, and they will meet other creatures such as the jinn, the angels and other types of God’s creation. All of them will meet their Lord at the time of reckoning. Hence the day is described as ‘the day of the meeting’. Furthermore, it is the day when they all stand without any cover to screen their reality. Hence, no one can put up a false image: “the Day when they shall come forth, with nothing about them concealed from God” (Verse 16) In fact, nothing about them is concealed from God at any time. However, at all times other than that day, they may imagine that they are covered or screened by something or other, or that what they do or say may remain secret.
然而在那一天，他们将彻底暴露，连一层想象中的遮掩也无法享受。
On that day, however, they will be truly exposed, unable to enjoy even an imaginary cover.
因此,在那一天,傲慢者和强势者将被迫面对他们卑微的真实处境。整个宇宙都会敬畏战栗,一切受造物都将表明自己的顺服。主权完全属于真主,那位战胜一切的主。事实上,这一点在任何时候都是如此。然而在那一天,这一事实将向所有人昭然若揭。每一位古代的暴君和每一个自负的人都将认识到并感受到这一点。于是,一切声音都会平息,一切动静都会停止。一个威严的声音提出问题并自行作答,因为再没有别人可以发问或回答:
Therefore, on that day the arrogant and the mighty are made to face their humble reality. The whole universe stands in awe, and all creatures demonstrate their submission. Sovereignty belongs completely to God, the One who overpowers all. In fact this is true at all times. However, on that day, this fact becomes clear to all and sundry. Every tyrant of old and every conceited person will come to know and feel it. Then every sound dies down and every movement stops. A majestic voice asks a question and replies to it, as there is no one else to ask or reply:
“今天，主权属于谁？”……“属于真主，即掌管万物绝对权柄的那一位。”（第16节）
“With whom does sovereignty rest today?'... “With God, the One who holds absolute sway over all that exists” (Verse 16)
“今日，每个灵魂都将因其所作而受报偿，今日不会有任何不公。真主清算迅速。”（第17节）一种敬畏之感弥漫开来，寂静更增添了这份庄严。一切受造之物都在倾听，并且明白：一切已定，清算已经完结。这与本章开篇所说的、关于那些争辩真主启示之人的话相互呼应。
“ This day each soul will be requitedfor what it has earned: no injustice will be done today. God is swift in reckoning” (Verse 17) An air of awe, heightened by silence spreads. All creatures listen and realize; everything is settled, the reckoning is over. This is in harmony with what the surah said at the outset about those who dispute Gods revelations:
“不要被他们看似能在大地上为所欲为所迷惑。”（第4节）这正是不义的傲慢、暴政与不公的终结，也是财富与富足的终结。
“Let it not deceive you that they seem to be able to do as they please on earth” (Verse 4) This is the end of unjustified arrogance, tyranny and injustice, as well as of wealth and affluence.
该章指示先知ﷺ警告他的民众注意这一天。
The surah instructs the Prophet to warn his people about this day.
该指示是在复活日的背景下给出的：那时真主独自坐着进行审判。到目前为止，这一章尚未直接对人说话，而是采用叙述的口吻。
The instruction is given against a backdrop of an image of the Day of Resurrection when God sits alone for judgement. Up till now the surah has not addressed people directly; instead it used a reporting style:
警告他们那即将临近的日子，那时人们的心将哽塞在喉咙口。不义者将没有亲密的朋友，也没有能被接纳的说情者。真主洞悉最隐秘的目光，也知晓心中所藏的一切。真主将依照真理与公正作出裁决，而他们在真主之外所祈求的那些，丝毫不能作出裁决。
Warn them of the Day that is ever drawing near, when people's hearts will chokingly come up to the throats. The wrongdoers will have neither intimate friend nor intercessor to be heeded. God is well aware of the most stealthy glance, and of everything the heart would conceal. God willjudge in accordance with truth andjustice, whereas those whom they invoke beside Him cannot judge at all.
唯有真主听得见一切，看得见一切。（经文18-20节）
God alone hears all and sees all. (Verses 18-20)
这一章描述审判日虽然始终临近，而我们感觉它正在向我们急速逼近。灵魂陷入痛苦，压在人们的喉咙上。他们试图压抑自己的忧虑与恐惧，而这种努力十分艰难。然而，他们却找不到任何人来支持或保护他们。也没有人能够提出一句被任何人接受的求情之言。
The surah describes the Day ofJudgement as ever drawing near, and we perceive it to be hastening towards us. Souls are in distress, pressing against people’s throats. They try to suppress their worries and fears, and the effort is difficult. Nevertheless, they can find no one to support or protect them. No one can put up a word of intercession that finds response from anyone.
它们一览无余地呈现在眼前,没有任何东西能够掩盖其真相。即便是偷偷的一瞥,以及心中隐藏的秘密,也会被揭示出来:"真主洞悉偷窥的眼神,以及心中所隐藏的一切。"(第19节)一双偷偷窥视的眼睛会竭力掩饰它的窥视,但真主完全知晓。秘密或许能安然藏于一个人的灵魂深处,但它无法逃过全知全能之主的眼睛。
They stand in full view; nothing can conceal their reality. Even a stealthy glance and a hearts secret is brought into the open: “God is well aware ofthe most stealthy glance, and ofeverything the heart would conceal” (Verse 19) An eye looking stealthily will try hard to conceal its stealthy gaze, but God is well aware of it. A secret may be hidden safely in one’s soul, but it is not hidden from God who knows it all.
在那一日，唯有真主公正地裁决。他们所宣称的那些神灵，与这样的裁决毫不相干："真主依真理裁决，而他们舍真主所祈求的那些，丝毫不能裁决。"（第20节）
他的裁决基于完全的知识和充分的觉察。他绝不会对任何人施加不义，他也从不遗忘："真主确是全聪的，全明的。"（第20节）
On that day, it is God only who passes judgement in fairness. Their alleged deities have nothing to do with such judgement: “God will judge in accordance with truth and justice, whereas those whom they invoke beside Him cannot judge at all” (Verse 20) His judgement is based on perfect knowledge and full awareness. He will not entertain any injustice for anyone, and He forgets nothing: “ God alone hears all and sees all” (Verse 20)