وَالصُّبحِ إِذا أَسفَرَ

And [by] the morning when it brightens,

إِنَّها لَإِحدَى الكُبَرِ

Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]

نَذيرًا لِلبَشَرِ

As a warning to humanity -

لِمَن شاءَ مِنكُم أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَو يَتَأَخَّرَ

To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.

كُلُّ نَفسٍ بِما كَسَبَت رَهينَةٌ

Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained

في جَنّاتٍ يَتَساءَلونَ

[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other

عَنِ المُجرِمينَ

About the criminals,

ما سَلَكَكُم في سَقَرَ

[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"

قالوا لَم نَكُ مِنَ المُصَلّينَ

They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,

وَلَم نَكُ نُطعِمُ المِسكينَ

Nor did we used to feed the poor.