By those ˹angels˺ lined up in rows  

وَالصَّافَّاتِ صَفًّا  

And those who drive ˹the clouds˺  

فَالزَّاجِرَاتِ زَجْرًا  

And those who recite the message,  

فَالتَّالِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا  

Indeed, your God is One,  

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمْ لَوَاحِدٌ  

Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises.  

رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ الْمَشَارِقِ  

Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars  

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ الْكَوَاكِبِ  

And as protection against every rebellious devil  

وَحِفْظًا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَارِدٍ  

˹So˺ they may not listen to the exalted assembly ˹of angels˺ and are pelted from every side,  

لَا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ  

Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,  

دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ  

Except one who snatches ˹some words˺ by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing ˹in brightness˺.  

إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ  

Then inquire of them, ˹O Muhammad˺, "Are they a stronger ˹or more difficult˺ creation or those ˹others˺ We have created?" Indeed, We created men from sticky clay.  

فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمْ مَنْ خَلَقْنَا ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُمْ مِنْ طِينٍ لَازِبٍ  

But you wonder, while they mock,  

بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ  

And when they are reminded, they remember not.  

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا لَا يَذْكُرُونَ  

And when they see a sign, they ridicule  

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا آيَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ  

And say, "This is not but obvious magic.  

وَقَالُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُبِينٌ  

When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?  

أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ  

And our forefathers ˹as well˺?"  

أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ  

Say, "Yes, and you will be ˹rendered˺ contemptible."  

قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنْتُمْ دَاخِرُونَ  

It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.  

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ  

They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."  

وَقَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ  

˹They will be told˺, "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny."  

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ الَّذِي كُنْتُمْ بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ  

˹The angels will be ordered˺, "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds, and what they used to worship  

احْشُرُوا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا وَأَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ  

Other than Allah, and guide them to the path of Hellfire  

مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ فَاهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطِ الْجَحِيمِ  

And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned."  

وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ مَسْئُولُونَ  

˹They will be asked˺, "What is ˹wrong˺ with you? Why do you not help each other?"  

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ  

But they, that Day, are in surrender.  

بَلْ هُمُ الْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ  

And they will approach one another blaming each other.  

وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ  

They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."  

قَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ الْيَمِينِ  

The oppressors will say, "Rather, you ˹yourselves˺ were not believers,  

قَالُوا بَلْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ  

And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.  

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ ۖ بَلْ كُنْتُمْ قَوْمًا طَاغِينَ  

So the word of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste ˹punishment˺.  

فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَا ۖ إِنَّا لَذَائِقُونَ  

And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators."  

فَأَغْوَيْنَاكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَاوِينَ  

So indeed they, that Day, will be sharing in the punishment.  

فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ  

Indeed, that is how We deal with the criminals.  

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ  

Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allah," were arrogant  

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ  

And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"  

وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُو آلِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَجْنُونٍ  

Rather, the Prophet has come with the truth and confirmed the ˹previous˺ messengers.  

بَلْ جَاءَ بِالْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ  

Indeed, you ˹disbelievers˺ will be tasters of the painful punishment,  

إِنَّكُمْ لَذَائِقُو الْعَذَابِ الْأَلِيمِ  

And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do -  

وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ  

But not the chosen servants of Allah.  

إِلَّا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ  

Those will have a provision determined -  

أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَعْلُومٌ  

Fruits; and they will be honored  

فَوَاكِهُ ۖ وَهُمْ مُكْرَمُونَ  

In gardens of pleasure  

فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ  

On thrones facing one another.  

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ  

There will be circulated among them a cup ˹of wine˺ from a flowing spring,  

يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِكَأْسٍ مِنْ مَعِينٍ  

White and delicious to the drinkers;  

بَيْضَاءَ لَذَّةٍ لِلشَّارِبِينَ  

No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated.  

لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنْزَفُونَ  

And with them will be women limiting ˹their˺ glances, with large, ˹beautiful˺ eyes,  

وَعِنْدَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ عِينٌ  

As if they were ˹delicate˺ eggs, well-protected.  

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَكْنُونٌ  

And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.  

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ