Tazkirul Quran, Qur’an 75:20–30
The Day of Resurrection (Al-Qiyamah)
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
English text; the translator is not named in the archive’s data.
Translation
(20) Truly, you love immediate gain (21) and neglect the Hereafter. (22) Some faces will be radiant on that Day, (23) looking towards their Lord; (24) and some faces will on that Day be gloomy, (25) dreading some great affliction. (26) But when [man’s soul] reaches the throat, (27) and when it is asked: ‘Could any magician save him now?’; (28) and he knows that it is the time of parting; (29) when his legs are brought together [when affliction is combined with affliction]; (30) on that Day he will be driven towards your Lord!
Commentary
(a) There is only one reason for neglect of the Hereafter and that is the desire to obtain an immediate reward for all one’s striving (kalla bal tuhibbuna’l ‘ajilah). In relation to the Hereafter, the result of one’s actions seems infinitely remote. Therefore, man disregards it. But in relation to this world, instant gratification appears to be a distinct possibility, so man rushes towards it. It is obvious that ultimately death overtakes every human being and nullifies all successes. Yet nobody learns a lesson from this, until he himself faces death—which takes away all opportunities for learning lessons.