كِتابٌ مَرقومٌ

It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.

وَيلٌ يَومَئِذٍ لِلمُكَذِّبينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers,

الَّذينَ يُكَذِّبونَ بِيَومِ الدّينِ

Who deny the Day of Recompense.

وَما يُكَذِّبُ بِهِ إِلّا كُلُّ مُعتَدٍ أَثيمٍ

And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.

إِذا تُتلىٰ عَلَيهِ آياتُنا قالَ أَساطيرُ الأَوَّلينَ

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."

كَلّا إِنَّهُم عَن رَبِّهِم يَومَئِذٍ لَمَحجوبونَ

No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُم لَصالُو الجَحيمِ

Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.

ثُمَّ يُقالُ هـٰذَا الَّذي كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبونَ

Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."

كَلّا إِنَّ كِتابَ الأَبرارِ لَفي عِلِّيّينَ

No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun.

وَما أَدراكَ ما عِلِّيّونَ

And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun?