Surah 73: The Enfolded One - Overview
Surah 74: Wrapped Up - Overview
Surah 75: The Resurrection - Overview
Surah 76: Man, The Time - Overview
Surah 77: Those Sent Forth - Overview
Surah 78: The Great News - Overview

Essential Koran

Vigil [73:1-14] 
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
O thou enwrapped in thy robes, keep vigil the night, except a little (a half of it, or diminish a little, or add a little), than chant the Koran very distinctly. Behold, We shall cast upon thee a weighty word; surely the first part of the night is heavier in tread, more upright in speech, surely in the day thou hast long business. And remember the Name of thy Lord, and devote thyself unto Him very devoutly. Lord of the East and the West; there is no god but He; so take Him for a Guardian. And bear thou patiently what they say, and forsake them graciously. Leave Me to those who cry lies, those prosperous ones, and respite them a little, for with Us there are fetters, and a furnace, and food that chokes, and a painful chastisement, upon the day when the earth and the mountains shall quake and the mountains become a slipping heap of sand.

Constant Remembrance [74:49-56] 
What ails them, that they turn away from the Reminder, as if they were startled asses fleeing before a lion? Nay, every man of them desires to be given scrolls unrolled. No indeed; but they do not fear the Hereafter. No indeed; surely it is a Reminder; so whoever wills shall remember it. And they will not remember, except that God wills; He is worthy to be feared, worthy to forgive.

Nearer than Near [75:34-40] 
Nearer to thee and nearer then nearer to thee and nearer! What, does man reckon he shall be left to roam at will? Was he not a sperm-drop spilled? Then he was a blood-clot, and He created and formed, and He made of him two kinds, male and female. What, is He not able to quicken the dead?

Camphor and Ginger [76:2-22] 
We created man of a sperm-drop, a mingling, trying him; and We made him hearing, seeing. Surely We guided him upon the way whether he be thankful or unthankful. Surely We have prepared for the unbelievers chains, fetters, and a Blaze. Surely the pious shall drink of a cup whose mixture is camphor, a fountain whereat drink the servants of God, making it to gush forth plenteously. They fulfill their vows, and fear a day whose evil is upon the wing; they give food, for the love of Him, to the needy, the orphan, the captive; 'We feed you only for the Face of God; we desire no recompense from you, no thankfulness; for we fear from our Lord a frowning day, inauspicious.' So God has guarded them from the evil of that day, and procured them radiancy and gladness, and recompensed them for their patience with a Garden, and silk; therein they shall recline upon couches, therein they shall see neither sun nor bitter cold; near them shall be its shades, and its clusters hung meekly down, and there shall be passed around them vessels of silver, and goblets of crystal, crystal of silver that they have measured very exactly. And therein they shall be given to drink a cup whose mixture is ginger, therein a fountain whose name is called Salsabil. Immortal youths shall go about them; when thou seest them, thou supposest them scattered pearls, when thou seest them then thou seest bliss and a great kingdom. Upon them shall be green garments of silk and brocade; they are adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord shall give them to drink a pure draught,. 'Behold, this is a recompense for you, and your striving is thanked.'

The Moment of Illumination [77:8-15] 
When the stars shall be extinguished, when heaven shall be split , when the mountains shall be scattered and when the Messengers' time is set to what day shall they be delayed? To the Day of Decision. And what shall teach thee what is the Day of Decision? Woe that day unto those who cry it lies!

Spiritual Gardens [78:6-16] 
Have We not made the earth a cradle and the mountains as pegs? And We created you in pairs, and We appointed your sleep for a rest; and We appointed night for a garment, and We appointed day for a livelihood. And We have built above you seven strong ones, and We appointed a blazing lamp and have sent down out of the rain-clouds water cascading that We may bring forth thereby grain and plants, and gardens luxuriant.