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 ۖ بَل ۜ رانَ عَلىٰ قُلوبِهِم ما كانوا يَكسِبونَ

No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.

كَلّا إِنَّهُم عَن رَبِّهِم يَومَئِذٍ لَمَحجوبونَ

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

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?

كِتابٌ مَرقومٌ

It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed

يَشهَدُهُ المُقَرَّبونَ

Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah].