Tazkirul Quran, Qur’an 79:34–46
The Pluckers (Al-Nazi‘at)
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
English text; the translator is not named in the archive’s data.
Translation
(34) When the great over-whelming event arrives, (35) on the Day that man remembers what he strove for (36) and Hell is there for all to see, (37) anyone who has acted arrogantly (38) and prefers the life of this world, (39) will find himself in Hell; (40) but one who fears to stand before his Lord and restrained himself from base desires, (41) shall dwell in Paradise. (42) They will ask you [Prophet] about the Hour, saying, ‘When it will come to pass?’, (43) what have you to do with the mentioning of it? (44) Your Lord alone knows when it will come; (45) you are but a warner for those who fear it. (46) On the Day when they see it, they will feel as if they had tarried in this world for only one evening or one morning.
Commentary
(a) Man is between two domains. One is the present world, which is before him, and the second is the world of the Hereafter, which is hidden from view. The real test of man is that he should prefer the Hereafter to the present world. But this can be done only by one who has the courage to exercise control over the base desires of the self and not behave arrogantly.