وَكَم مِن قَريَةٍ أَهلَكناها فَجاءَها بَأسُنا بَياتًا أَو هُم قائِلونَ
And how many cities have We destroyed, and Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon.
فَما كانَ دَعواهُم إِذ جاءَهُم بَأسُنا إِلّا أَن قالوا إِنّا كُنّا ظالِمينَ
And their declaration when Our punishment came to them was only that they said, "Indeed, we were wrongdoers!"
فَلَنَسأَلَنَّ الَّذينَ أُرسِلَ إِلَيهِم وَلَنَسأَلَنَّ المُرسَلينَ
Then We will surely question those to whom [a message] was sent, and We will surely question the messengers.
فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ عَلَيهِم بِعِلمٍ ۖ وَما كُنّا غائِبينَ
Then We will surely relate [their deeds] to them with knowledge, and We were not [at all] absent.
وَالوَزنُ يَومَئِذٍ الحَقُّ ۚ فَمَن ثَقُلَت مَوازينُهُ فَأُولـٰئِكَ هُمُ المُفلِحونَ
And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy - it is they who will be the successful.
وَمَن خَفَّت مَوازينُهُ فَأُولـٰئِكَ الَّذينَ خَسِروا أَنفُسَهُم بِما كانوا بِآياتِنا يَظلِمونَ
And those whose scales are light - they are the ones who will lose themselves for what injustice they were doing toward Our verses.
وَلَقَد مَكَّنّاكُم فِي الأَرضِ وَجَعَلنا لَكُم فيها مَعايِشَ ۗ قَليلًا ما تَشكُرونَ
And We have certainly established you upon the earth and made for you therein ways of livelihood. Little are you grateful.
وَلَقَد خَلَقناكُم ثُمَّ صَوَّرناكُم ثُمَّ قُلنا لِلمَلائِكَةِ اسجُدوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدوا إِلّا إِبليسَ لَم يَكُن مِنَ السّاجِدينَ
And We have certainly created you, [O Mankind], and given you [human] form. Then We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was not of those who prostrated.
قالَ ما مَنَعَكَ أَلّا تَسجُدَ إِذ أَمَرتُكَ ۖ قالَ أَنا خَيرٌ مِنهُ خَلَقتَني مِن نارٍ وَخَلَقتَهُ مِن طينٍ
[Allah] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."
قالَ فَاهبِط مِنها فَما يَكونُ لَكَ أَن تَتَكَبَّرَ فيها فَاخرُج إِنَّكَ مِنَ الصّاغِرينَ
[Allah] said, "Descend from Paradise, for it is not for you to be arrogant therein. So get out; indeed, you are of the debased.
قالَ أَنظِرني إِلىٰ يَومِ يُبعَثونَ
[Satan] said, "Reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."