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 السَّماءُ كُشِطَت

And when the sky is stripped away

وَإِذَا الجَحيمُ سُعِّرَت

And when Hellfire is set ablaze

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 -

وَاللَّيلِ إِذا عَسعَسَ

And by the night as it closes in

وَالصُّبحِ إِذا تَنَفَّسَ

And by the dawn when it breathes