إِنَّهُ ظَنَّ أَن لَن يَحورَ

Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].

بَلىٰ إِنَّ رَبَّهُ كانَ بِهِ بَصيرًا

But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.

فَلا أُقسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ

So I swear by the twilight glow

وَاللَّيلِ وَما وَسَقَ

And [by] the night and what it envelops

وَالقَمَرِ إِذَا اتَّسَقَ

And [by] the moon when it becomes full

فَما لَهُم لا يُؤمِنونَ

So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,

وَإِذا قُرِئَ عَلَيهِمُ القُرآنُ لا يَسجُدونَ ۩

And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?

بَلِ الَّذينَ كَفَروا يُكَذِّبونَ

But those who have disbelieved deny,

وَاللَّهُ أَعلَمُ بِما يوعونَ

And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.

فَبَشِّرهُم بِعَذابٍ أَليمٍ

So give them tidings of a painful punishment,