كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
Alas! No refuge!
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوۡمَئِذٍ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقَرُّ
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
يُنَبَّؤُاْ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
بَلِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفۡسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٞ
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
وَلَوۡ أَلۡقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ
Although he tender his excuses.
لَا تُحَرِّكۡ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعۡجَلَ بِهِۦٓ
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا جَمۡعَهُۥ وَقُرۡءَانَهُۥ
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
فَإِذَا قَرَأۡنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعۡ قُرۡءَانَهُۥ
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا بَيَانَهُۥ
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
كَلَّا بَلۡ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡعَاجِلَةَ
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now