وَإِنَّهُ لَقَسَمٌ لَو تَعلَمونَ عَظيمٌ
And indeed, it is an oath - if you could know - [most] great.
إِنَّهُ لَقُرآنٌ كَريمٌ
Indeed, it is a noble Qur'an
في كِتابٍ مَكنونٍ
In a Register well-protected;
لا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا المُطَهَّرونَ
None touch it except the purified.
تَنزيلٌ مِن رَبِّ العالَمينَ
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
أَفَبِهـٰذَا الحَديثِ أَنتُم مُدهِنونَ
Then is it to this statement that you are indifferent
وَتَجعَلونَ رِزقَكُم أَنَّكُم تُكَذِّبونَ
And make [the thanks for] your provision that you deny [the Provider]?
فَلَولا إِذا بَلَغَتِ الحُلقومَ
Then why, when the soul at death reaches the throat
وَأَنتُم حينَئِذٍ تَنظُرونَ
And you are at that time looking on -
وَنَحنُ أَقرَبُ إِلَيهِ مِنكُم وَلـٰكِن لا تُبصِرونَ
And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -
فَلَولا إِن كُنتُم غَيرَ مَدينينَ
Then why do you not, if you are not to be recompensed,