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
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 -
وَاللَّيلِ إِذا عَسعَسَ
And by the night as it closes in
وَالصُّبحِ إِذا تَنَفَّسَ
And by the dawn when it breathes
إِنَّهُ لَقَولُ رَسولٍ كَريمٍ
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger