وَلا يَسأَلُ حَميمٌ حَميمًا

And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,

يُبَصَّرونَهُم ۚ يَوَدُّ المُجرِمُ لَو يَفتَدي مِن عَذابِ يَومِئِذٍ بِبَنيهِ

They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children

وَصاحِبَتِهِ وَأَخيهِ

And his wife and his brother

وَفَصيلَتِهِ الَّتي تُؤويهِ

And his nearest kindred who shelter him

وَمَن فِي الأَرضِ جَميعًا ثُمَّ يُنجيهِ

And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.

نَزّاعَةً لِلشَّوىٰ

A remover of exteriors.

تَدعو مَن أَدبَرَ وَتَوَلّىٰ

It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]

وَجَمَعَ فَأَوعىٰ

And collected [wealth] and hoarded.

إِنَّ الإِنسانَ خُلِقَ هَلوعًا

Indeed, mankind was created anxious:

إِذا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزوعًا

When evil touches him, impatient,