وَاللَّيلِ وَما وَسَقَ

And [by] the night and what it envelops

وَالقَمَرِ إِذَا اتَّسَقَ

And [by] the moon when it becomes full

لَتَركَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ

[That] you will surely experience state after state.

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]?

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,

إِلَّا الَّذينَ آمَنوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّالِحاتِ لَهُم أَجرٌ غَيرُ مَمنونٍ

Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.