وَالصَّافَّاتِ صَفًّا ١

By the parties ranged in close ranks,

فَالزَّاجِرَاتِ زَجْرًا ٢

And by those who drive away the clouds or by those parties who severely reprimand evils,

فَالتَّالِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا ٣

Then by those parties that remember Allah (or) recite (the Holy Qur’an),

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمْ لَوَاحِدٌ ٤

Surely, your God is One,

رَّبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ الْمَشَارِقِ ٥

The Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever (creation) is between them, and the Lord of every point of sunrise.

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ الْكَوَاكِبِ ٦

Surely, We have adorned the world’s heaven (the first heavenly sphere) with the adornment of stars and planets,

وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَّارِدٍ ٧

And made (them) secure from every rebellious satan.

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ ٨

They (satans) cannot listen to the celestial world. And (burning brands) are thrown on them from every side,

دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ ٩

To repulse them. And for them there is eternal torment.

إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ ١٠

But that (satan) who snatches away (something from angels), a burning brand follows it in chase.

فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَا ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍ ١١

Ask them: ‘Are they harder (and more difficult) to create, or those things which We have created (in the heavenly universe)? Surely, We have created them from a sticky clay.’

بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ ١٢

But you express your wonder whilst they make fun.

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا لَا يَذْكُرُونَ ١٣

And when they are given advice, they do not accept it.

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا آيَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ ١٤

And when they see some sign, they mock it,

وَقَالُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ ١٥

And say: ‘This is but obvious magic.

أَإِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ ١٦

What! When we are dead and turned to dust and bones, shall we certainly be raised (alive again)?

أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ ١٧

And shall our forefathers too (be raised)?’

قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَاخِرُونَ ١٨

Say: ‘Yes, (of course,) and you will be disgraced and humiliated (as well).’

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ ١٩

So, it will be merely a single dreadful shout (of a stern call). Then all will suddenly (rise and) begin to stare.

وَقَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ ٢٠

And they will say: ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Requital.’