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 الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَت

And when the pages are made public

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 -

الجَوارِ الكُنَّسِ

Those that run [their courses] and disappear -