كَلَّا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ
Not at all! And (by) the moon,
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذۡ أَدۡبَرَ
And the night as it with draws,
وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَآ أَسۡفَرَ
And the morning when it shines (forth),
إِنَّهَا لَإِحۡدَى ٱلۡكُبَرِ
Surely it is indeed one of the greatest things,
نَذِيرٗا لِّلۡبَشَرِ
As a warning to mortals,
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوۡ يَتَأَخَّرَ
To whomever of you who decides to go forward or postpone (i.e., performing righteous deeds or falling into evil).
كُلُّ نَفۡسِۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتۡ رَهِينَةٌ
Every self will be pledged for whatever it has earned.
إِلَّآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡيَمِينِ
Except the companions of the Right.
فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
In Gardens they will ask one another (questions).
عَنِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
Concerning the criminals,