أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدۡهِنُونَ
Is it this Statement that ye scorn,
وَتَجۡعَلُونَ رِزۡقَكُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ تُكَذِّبُونَ
And make denial thereof your livelihood?
فَلَوۡلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلۡحُلۡقُومَ
Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying)
وَأَنتُمۡ حِينَئِذٖ تَنظُرُونَ
And ye are at that moment looking
وَنَحۡنُ أَقۡرَبُ إِلَيۡهِ مِنكُمۡ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبۡصِرُونَ
- And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not -
فَلَوۡلَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ غَيۡرَ مَدِينِينَ
Why then, if ye are not in bondage (unto Us),
تَرۡجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ
Do ye not force it back, if ye are truthful?
فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ
Thus if he is of those brought nigh,
فَرَوۡحٞ وَرَيۡحَانٞ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٖ
Then breath of life, and plenty, and a Garden of delight.
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ
And if he is of those on the right hand,