Here again the immediate reference is to the Resurrection Day and God's Final Judgement. It illustrates, the horrors and dreads when the sinners encounter with the consequences of their deeds. They shall be struck with astonishment, and get dazed, when they see the real situation!

      Their eyes shall open wide, and stare at the sceneries of Resurrection by fear and wonder! Their necks will be outstretched, and their heads uplifted so as see what is going on. Their hearts will fall at once, and become utterly vacant of any hope for rescue, or the expectation of obtaining any help! They even lose all their knowledge and intelligence not knowing what to do or where to go? There appears nothing of the pride and vanity that they used to show of themselves here in this world. To this effect, the Merciful Lord tells His Messenger:ِ

      ``And warn all the people of the day, when the torment cames to them; and those who have oppressed will say; Our Lord! Give us respite for a while, so as to answer your call, and follow your Messengers....''

      But it is too late for then. They used to think that there would never be any DOWNFALL for them!

      The Arabic word, ZAWÄL that we have translated to DOWNFALL denotes decline from the Zenith as that of the sun. But its connotation is falling down from the highest point of one's rise in the life. The ungodly are apt to think that they always will stand up on their platform of honour, which is the rank and wealth, strength and health, but sooner or later they will come to know that they were very wrong.

      They dwelt in the houses and positions of those who oppressed and ruined their soul, but took no lesson of their fate and continued their creed of idolatry and evil deeds until they entered eternal damnation.