ثُمَّ لا يَموتُ فيها وَلا يَحيىٰ
Neither dying therein nor living.
قَد أَفلَحَ مَن تَزَكّىٰ
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
وَذَكَرَ اسمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلّىٰ
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
بَل تُؤثِرونَ الحَياةَ الدُّنيا
But you prefer the worldly life,
وَالآخِرَةُ خَيرٌ وَأَبقىٰ
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
إِنَّ هـٰذا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الأولىٰ
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,