وَإِذَا الوُحوشُ حُشِرَت
And when the wild beasts are gathered
وَإِذَا البِحارُ سُجِّرَت
And when the seas are filled with flame
وَإِذَا النُّفوسُ زُوِّجَت
And when the souls are paired
وَإِذَا المَوءودَةُ سُئِلَت
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَت
For what sin she was killed
وَإِذَا السَّماءُ كُشِطَت
And when the sky is stripped away
وَإِذَا الجَحيمُ سُعِّرَت
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وَإِذَا الجَنَّةُ أُزلِفَت
And when Paradise is brought near,
عَلِمَت نَفسٌ ما أَحضَرَت
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
فَلا أُقسِمُ بِالخُنَّسِ
So I swear by the retreating stars -