وَأَصحابُ الأَيكَةِ وَقَومُ تُبَّعٍ ۚ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعيدِ

And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubba'. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled.

أَفَعَيينا بِالخَلقِ الأَوَّلِ ۚ بَل هُم في لَبسٍ مِن خَلقٍ جَديدٍ

Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation.

وَلَقَد خَلَقنَا الإِنسانَ وَنَعلَمُ ما تُوَسوِسُ بِهِ نَفسُهُ ۖ وَنَحنُ أَقرَبُ إِلَيهِ مِن حَبلِ الوَريدِ

And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein

إِذ يَتَلَقَّى المُتَلَقِّيانِ عَنِ اليَمينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمالِ قَعيدٌ

When the two receivers receive, seated on the right and on the left.

ما يَلفِظُ مِن قَولٍ إِلّا لَدَيهِ رَقيبٌ عَتيدٌ

Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].

وَنُفِخَ فِي الصّورِ ۚ ذٰلِكَ يَومُ الوَعيدِ

And the Horn will be blown. That is the Day of [carrying out] the threat.

وَجاءَت كُلُّ نَفسٍ مَعَها سائِقٌ وَشَهيدٌ

And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness.

لَقَد كُنتَ في غَفلَةٍ مِن هـٰذا فَكَشَفنا عَنكَ غِطاءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ اليَومَ حَديدٌ

[It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp."

وَقالَ قَرينُهُ هـٰذا ما لَدَيَّ عَتيدٌ

And his companion, [the angel], will say, "This [record] is what is with me, prepared."

أَلقِيا في جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفّارٍ عَنيدٍ

[Allah will say], "Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever,